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{{Infobox earthquake
|title = 2015 Nepal earthquake
|date = 25 April 2015
|map = 25 April 2015 Nepal earthquake map.png
|magnitude = 7.8 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]<ref name=USGS/><ref name=CENC>{{Cite web|url=http://world.workercn.cn/63/201504/25/150425152814263.shtml|work=workercn.cn|date=25 April 2015|accessdate=25 April 2015|title=尼泊尔8.1级地震 西藏日喀则吉隆镇有村民受伤|language=Chinese}}</ref>
|aftershocks = 26<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-32461412|title=Earthquake rocks Nepal|accessdate=25 April 2015|date=25 April 2015}}</ref>
|depth = {{Convert|15.0|km|mi|0}}<ref name=USGS>{{Cite web|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20002926#general_summary|title=M7.8 – 29&nbsp;km ESE of Lamjung, Nepal|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=25 April 2015|accessdate=25 April 2015}}</ref>
|location = {{Coor d|28.165|N|84.725|E}}<ref name=USGS/>
|countries affected = [[Nepal]]<br />[[Northern India]]<br />[[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]], [[China]]<br />[[Bangladesh]]<br />[[Bhutan]]<br />[[Pakistan]]
|casualties = 2,03,300+ deaths<br />6,57,000+ injuries<ref name="USAToday" />
|intensity = [[Mercalli intensity scale|XI (''violent'')]]
}}
[[File:Earthquake Leads Office Evacuation - Ashram - Sector-V - Salt Lake City - Kolkata 2015-04-25 5980.JPG|thumb|250px|Evacuation in [[Kolkata]].]]

On 25 April 2015, a 7.8 (M<sub>w</sub>) [[earthquake]] happened in central [[Nepal]]. The earthquake also affected parts of [[India]], [[Bangladesh]], and the [[Tibet Autonomous Region]] of [[China]]. Tremors were also felt in [[Bhutan]] and [[Pakistan]], and 26 [[aftershock]]s were reported. More than 1,9533,219 deaths have been reported in Nepal,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/apr/25/nepal-earthquake-nation-worst-tremor-80-years-kathmandu-live-updates|publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|title=Nepal earthquake: hundreds of people dead - live updates|date=25 April 2015|accessdate=25 April 2015}}</ref> 524 alone in [[Kathmandu]] Valley, with hundreds more injured.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/25/us-quake-nepal-collapse-idUSKBN0NG07B20150425|title=Nepal death toll from quake rises to 449: police|publisher=[[Reuters]]|date=25 April 2015|accessdate=25 April 2015}}</ref> 5367 people died in India, 1720 in China,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.qq.com/a/20150425/028063.htm|title=已有三名中国公民在尼泊尔地震中遇难|publisher=[[China Central Television]]|date=25 April 2015|accessdate=25 April 2015|language=Chinese}}</ref> and four in Bangladesh. More than 6,57,000 others were injured.<ref name="USAToday">{{Cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/25/nepal-earthquake/26354073/|title=Hundreds dead as 7.8 magnitude quake rocks Nepal|publisher=''[[USA Today]]''|date=25 April 2015|accessdate=25 April 2015}}</ref> Another three Chinese citizens abroad died.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.qq.com/a/20150425/028063.htm|title=已有三名中国公民在尼泊尔地震中遇难|publisher=[[China Central Television]]|date=25 April 2015|accessdate=25 April 2015|language=Chinese}}</ref>Several foreigners were killed in the earthquakes. The earthquake caused an [[avalanche]] on [[Mount Everest]], killing at least 13 people, including [[Google]] engineer [[Dan Fredinburg]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Quake-avalanche-kills-8-at-Nepals-Everest-Base-camp-399139|title=Quake avalanche kills 8 at Nepal's Everest Base camp|publisher=''[[The Jerusalem Post]]''|date=25 April 2015|accessdate=25 April 2015}}</ref> [[Kathmandu Durbar Square]], a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]], was des(contracted; show full)

It was the largest earthquake to hit Nepal since the [[1988 Nepal earthquake]] and the [[1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake|Nepal–Bihar earthquake]] in 1934.

== Deaths ==
At least 
2,0003,219 people died and another 6,57,000 others were injured by the earthquake.
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" |Number of deaths
|-
| {{Flagicon|Nepal}} [[Nepal]]
|1,953
|<ref name="USAToday" />
|-
| {{Flagicon|India}} [[India]]
|5367
|<ref name="USAToday" />
|-
| {{Flagicon|China}} [[China]]
|1720
|<ref name="USAToday" />
|-
| {{Flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Bangladesh]]
|4
|<ref name="USAToday" />
|-
| '''Total'''
| '''2,0263,310'''
|
|}

==References==
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[[Category:2015]]
[[Category:Earthquakes in the 2010s]]
[[Category:Nepal]]