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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 = 8,126+ deaths<br />18,946+ injuries<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/25/asia/nepal-earthquake-7-5-magnitude/index.html|title=Earthquake slams Nepal; devastating loss of people, history|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=25 April 2015|accessdate=25 April 2015}}</ref>
|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]]. Twenty-six [[aftershock]]s were reported. It was the largest earthquake to hit Nepal since the [[1988 Nepal earthquake]] and the [[1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake|Nepal–Bihar earthquake]] in 1934.

An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 on Richter scale rocked Nepal, with its epicenter in east of Kathmandu. The quake had occurred around 12:30 pm with a depth of 10 km. Entire North and East India felt the tremors. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.skymetweather.com/content/weather-news-and-analysis/live-nepal-earthquake-update-7-2-earthquake-rocks-nepal-tremors-felt-in-india/|title=Live Nepal Earthquake Update: 7.3 earthquake rocks Nepal|date=12 May 2015|accessdate=12 May 2015}}</ref>

More than 8,019 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> More than 1,000 of them were in [[Kathmandu]] Valley.<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> In India, 78 people died. In China, 25 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> In Bangladesh, four people died. More than 18,946 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> Several people from outside the area were killed in the earthquakes.

The earthquake caused an [[avalanche]] on [[Mount Everest]]. The avalanche killed at least 19 people. One of them was [[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 destroyed, as was the [[Dharahara]] tower built in 1832, [[Manakamana|Manakamana Temple]] in [[Gorkha]], and the northern side of [[Janaki Mandir]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rt.com/news/252965-earthquake-nepal-india-damage/|title=Nearly 450 killed after 7.9-magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal|publisher=[[Russia Today]]|date=25 April 2015|accessdate=25 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wvtm13.com/national/75-magnitude-earthquake-rumbles-nepal/32567968|title=7.8 magnitude earthquake slams Nepal; 597 dead|publisher=[[NBC]]|date=25 April 2015|accessdate=25 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/story/1471939/nepal-earthquake-topples-buildings-killing-758|title=Nepal Earthquake Topples Buildings Killing 758|publisher=[[Sky News]]|date=25 April 2015|accessdate=25 April 2015}}</ref>

A second major earthquake, 7.3 (M<sub>w</sub>), hit Nepal and parts of India on 12 May 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32701385|title=Nepal earthquake, magnitude 7.3, strikes near Everest|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=12 May 2015|accessdate=12 May 2015}}</ref> The Epicenter of the quake was 18km (11mi) south-east in Kodari, Nepal, while tremors were felt in North [[India]] also.<ref>{{cite news|title=7.3 Magnitude Earthquake hits North India including Bihar|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2015/05/7-3-magnitude-earthquake-hits-north-india-including-bihar/|accessdate=12 May 2015|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|date=12 May 2015}}</ref>



== Deaths ==
At least more than 8,126 people died and another 17,803 others were injured by the earthquake.
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" |Number of deaths
|-
| {{Flagicon|Nepal}} [[Nepal]]
|8,019
|<ref name="USAToday" />
|-
| {{Flagicon|India}} [[India]]
|78
|<ref name="USAToday" />
|-
| {{Flagicon|China}} [[China]]
|25
|<ref name="USAToday" />
|-
| {{Flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Bangladesh]]
|4
|<ref name="USAToday" />
|-
| '''Total'''
| '''8,126'''
|
|}

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