Contemporary era · 2015

May 2015 Nepal earthquake

A major earthquake occurred in Nepal on 12 May 2015 at 12:50 pm local time (07:05 UTC) with a moment magnitude of 7.2–7.3, 18 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of Kodari. The epicenter was on the border of Dolakha and Sindhupalchowk, two districts of Nepal. This earthquake occurred on the same fault as the larger magnitude 7.8 earthquake of 25 April, but further east than the original quake.

May 2015 Nepal earthquake
May 2015 Nepal earthquake · Prime Minister's Office, Government of India, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
When
12 May 2015
Where
Nepal
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