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Nepal has been stuck by a 7.8 intensity (on Richter scale) earthquake. It occurred at 11:56 NST, at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi), with its epicenter approximately 34 km (21 mi) east-southeast of Lamjung, Nepal, and lasted approximately twenty seconds. Many casualties have been reported. 1178 dead and more than 500 injured. At least 1130 were killed only in Nepal while at least 34 died in India, 12 in China while 2 were killed in Bangladesh. It has been felt in India as well in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and New Delhi.
Why did the quake happen?
As per the US Geological Survey, the reason for the quake was the movement of the Indian plate northwards. Here is their analysis.
The April 25, 2015 M 7.8 Nepal earthquake occurred as the result of thrust faulting on or near the main frontal thrust between the subducting India plate and the overriding Eurasia plate to the north. At the location of this earthquake, approximately 80 km to the northwest of the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu, the India plate is converging with Eurasia at a rate of 45 mm/yr towards the north-northeast, driving the uplift of the Himalayan mountain range. The preliminary location, size and focal mechanism of the April 25 earthquake are consistent with its occurrence on the main subduction thrust interface between the India and Eurasia plates.
Although a major plate boundary with a history of large-to-great sized earthquakes, large earthquakes on the Himalayan thrust are rare in the documented historical era. Just four events of M6 or larger have occurred within 250 km of the April 25, 2015 earthquake over the past century. One, a M 6.9 earthquake in August 1988, 240 km to the southeast of the April 25 event, caused close to 1500 fatalities. The largest, an M 8.0 event known as the 1934 Nepal-Bihar earthquake, occurred in a similar location to the 1988 event. It severely damaged Kathmandu, and is thought to have caused around 10,600 fatalities.
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2. A donation fund has been established on crowdfunding website GlobalGiving where donations can be made online or even by phone by texting “GIVE NEPAL” to the number 80088. Automatic donation of $10 will be made on sending that text.
Information on the tragedy
Sharing information that is available from various agencies and people on the work being done and how one can find their loved ones. Only the most important information at your finger tips! First sharing our own infographic for news and information about the quake. (Click on it for a larger view)
Google launches “Person Finder” for the #NepalEarthquake victims: http://t.co/OiGvXATHR7 pic.twitter.com/tZ4Ga40TCO
— Kirk Borne (@KirkDBorne) April 25, 2015
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#Facebook introduced a Safety Check feature for the #NepalEarthquake where you can mark whether people you know safe pic.twitter.com/qyILAMAeST — Sari Setiogi (@setiogi) April 25, 2015
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4 Teams of RSS Swayamsevaks from Bharat and volunteers of Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh already reached Nepal, steps in for rescue operation.
— RSS (@RSS_Org) April 25, 2015
//platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsThe Indian Government is giving real time information on the relief efforts and on-the-ground work being done. Kudos to them!!
A 24-hour Control Room has been set up MEA in Delhi,for Earthquake Enquiry #Phone-011-23012113 /23014104 / 2301 7905#Fax-23018158 pls RT — Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) April 25, 2015
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#TrustBJP “@rsprasad: All calls from India to Nepal made by BSNL/MTNL shall be charged at local rates & not ISD rates. #NepalEarthquake”
— Priti Gandhi (@MrsGandhi) April 25, 2015
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A house in our Embassy complex collapsed. Unfortunately, the daughter of our employee Madan has died. His wife’s condition is serious. — Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) April 25, 2015
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#NepalEarthquake Inside of C-17 aircraft being readied for take off for Nepal with rescue personnel and load. pic.twitter.com/w6nPW4zW42
— Sitanshu Kar (@SpokespersonMoD) April 25, 2015
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Rail Minister Announces 1 lakh Rail Neer bottles Are Being Dispatched to Kathmandu as Relief by Indian Railways Tonight. #NepalEarthquake — Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) April 25, 2015
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Excellent. Indian Army sending a 2-star officer Major General JS Sandhu to oversee Indian rescue efforts in #NepalEarthquake.
— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) April 25, 2015
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Emergency Numbers #NepalEarthquake pic.twitter.com/iz1hZ1mZnE — ADG PI – INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) April 25, 2015
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Check out tweets with other important and relevant information.
#NepalEarthquake toll climbs to over 1,100; at least 300 people killed in capital Kathmandu http://t.co/fXT13a3GQ5 pic.twitter.com/IvUQFiAz2a
— NDTV (@ndtv) April 25, 2015
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Relief efforts for #NepalEarthquake pic.twitter.com/cPVYRYuewU — PIB India (@PIB_India) April 25, 2015
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HOT is actively responding to the #NepalEarthquake by updating base maps. Full info and how to help map at http://t.co/6Bp9NpyCB9
— HOTOSM (@hotosm) April 25, 2015
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What India has sent so far for #NepalEarthquake relief: 1. Relief teams 2. Medicines 3. Communication gear 4. Fuel 5. Earth-mover vehicles — Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) April 25, 2015
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Here’s a list of #NepalEarthquake emergency helpline numbers & the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu. pic.twitter.com/qlhAK5SZea
— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) April 25, 2015
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First IAF plane carrying 3.5 tonnes of relief material and 39 NDRF personnel lands in Kathmandu. #NepalEarthquake pic.twitter.com/8Iv357bbIi — NDTV (@ndtv) April 25, 2015
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#NepalEarthquake : Death toll rises to 970. Follow lives: http://t.co/v2QHmoZ7sk pic.twitter.com/YZHYTUrVd1
— Times of India (@timesofindia) April 25, 2015
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Seemingly #NepalEarthquake occurred in segment that hasn’t ruptured since 1505, filling a gap! http://t.co/GDREHySf9y pic.twitter.com/pfSo3Chorc — Manuel Sintubin (@ManuelSintubin) April 25, 2015
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The people who put their own safety at risk to help others… #NepalEarthquake #Nepal pic.twitter.com/RpnEJ2H2NI
— My Daughter’s Army (@mydaughtersarmy) April 25, 2015
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At least 34 dead in India due to #NepalEarthquake | http://t.co/dOWD62TkX5 pic.twitter.com/dFGsD27IEp — The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) April 25, 2015
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#NepalEarthquake: Yoga guru Ramdev narrowly escapes after ‘pandal’ collapses in Kathmandu http://t.co/rid0JiTdYt pic.twitter.com/uo0fZQjwCG
— NDTV (@ndtv) April 25, 2015
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We have contacted Baba Ramdev in Kathmandu. He wishes to be there in this hour of crisis. — Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) April 25, 2015
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IAF’s IL-76 aircraft en-route to Kathmandu: MoD on Nepal earthquake relief operations pic.twitter.com/3ULnNQrde4
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) April 25, 2015
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Over 6.6 mil people are in the area affected by #Nepalquake. Widespread damage & destruction of infrastructure feared pic.twitter.com/XNibOvHE3x — UN OCHA Asia Pacific (@OCHAAsiaPac) April 25, 2015
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U.S. to send disaster team, initial $1 million to #Nepal – development agency http://t.co/KrHMrpl24b #NepalEarthquake pic.twitter.com/MRhYBGdcQL
— TR Foundation (@TR_Foundation) April 25, 2015
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#NepalEarthquake | ‘Great quake overdue’, a study had warned just two months ago http://t.co/LtakJvPu8V pic.twitter.com/thOo9Z514L — Hindustan Times (@htTweets) April 25, 2015
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Over 6.6 million people are affected by #NepalEarthquake, according to @OCHAAsiaPac pic.twitter.com/l1uQkqxUrR
— British Red Cross (@BritishRedCross) April 25, 2015
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URGENT: Death toll in #NepalEarthquake rises to over 1,400 – finance minister http://t.co/3ExhCMkg19 pic.twitter.com/0btEcbqbhY — RT (@RT_com) April 25, 2015
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Big Story | Devastating #NepalEarthquake kills more than 1,000, 34 die in India; rescue ops on http://t.co/hJVrnBROaS pic.twitter.com/6f8WfIydcN
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) April 25, 2015
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#INPICS: Massive earthquake strikes Nepal, tremors felt in India | http://t.co/L3X3XE2ynT #NepalEarthquake pic.twitter.com/Q20N8jFHos — The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) April 25, 2015
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Death toll from #NepalEarthquake rises above 1,000, police say as world leaders vow to help http://t.co/ZetrMJxtrC pic.twitter.com/VOfD2mfVZG
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) April 25, 2015
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RT @FinancialXpress: #NepalEarthquake kills over 1,130, India toll at 34 pic.twitter.com/V646cIzOlS — MSN India (@msnindia) April 25, 2015
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18 dead as #NepalEarthquake triggered avalanche sweeps Mount Everest | http://t.co/S4wdBpr8sW pic.twitter.com/y9bqYIqvdO
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) April 25, 2015
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My Family and I send sincere prayers to our Human Brothers and Sisters that have suffered from the #NepalEarthquake pic.twitter.com/QLnDfWLJyw — Hanif J. Williams (@HanifJWilliams) April 25, 2015
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Google’s @danfredinburg dies of head injury after #NepalEarthquake: http://t.co/8aIZ98FnAk pic.twitter.com/3juMBudYCg
— Re/code (@Recode) April 25, 2015
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We are live providing updates and discussion about the #NepalEarthquake and #severeweather, please join us! https://t.co/b5hwhICvFD — Force Thirteen (@ForceThirteen) April 25, 2015
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