A magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred on Saturday April 25, 2015 at 11:56 local time (ca. 6.11 UTC) in Nepal. The epicentre of the earthquake was located approximately 77 km northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital city, and 73 km east of Pokhara, another major population centre. The depth of the earthquake was estimated at between 10 -15 kilometres (km). Around 60 aftershocks, of up to magnitudes of 6.6 have occurred and were concentrated in the region of the epicentre and up to 150 kilometres to the east. This is the most severe earthquake to have hit Nepal since an 8.2 magnitude earthquake in 1934, which resulted in an estimated 19 000 casualties. On 12 May Nepal experienced a second earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3. The epicentre of the earthquake was 76 kilometres east of Kathmandu and resulted in landslides, further deaths, injuries and damage to buildings. As of 13 May 2015, the government has recorded 8,219 deaths and over 17,866 people injured from the two earthquakes. UNOCHA estimates after the initial earthquake were that 4.2 million people have been affected and 2.8 million people had been displaced.
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NATURAL DISASTERS, DISASTER RELIEF, EARTHQUAKES, EARTHQUAKE ZONES, DISASTER PREVENTION, EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION, EMERGENCY SERVICES, NATURAL PHENOMENA, SEISMIC ACTIVITY, GEOLOGICAL FAULTS, POVERTY, AGRICULTURE,PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, RELIEF SUPPLIES, CONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE, POPULATION GROWTH, DIARRHOEL DISEASES, MATERNAL MORTALITY, HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMME, SANITATION, WOUND INFECTION, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, DISEASE CONTROL
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World Health Organization
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13.02.00
- Disaster Prevention, Preparedness And Relief
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