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Tragedy in the Himalaya – Largest Earthquake for 80 years in Nepal

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Date: 2015-04-25 19:07:48
Blog: Geology for Global Development
URL: http://blogs.egu.eu/network/gfgd/2015/04/25/tragedy-in-the-himalaya-largest-earthquake-for-80-years-in-nepal/

Summary:

Almost all of you will have seen the tragic news coming from Nepal. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the region between Pokhara and Kathmandu, with at least 1000 killed at the time of writing. This number is likely to go up in the coming hours and days as the true extent of the devastation becomes apparent. Here we note some recommend reading and news sources on the event: UNISDR blogs from 2012 and today, giving valuable background information on the disaster risk reduction progress that has been made in Nepal and today’s event – http://www.unisdr.org/archive/29755 (2012) and http://www.unisdr.org/archive/43864 (2015) UN Nepal Information Platform (for humanitarian situation reports from the region) – http://www.un.org.np/headlines/nepal-earthquake-2015-april-25 (main website) and http://un.org.np/sites/default/files/SitRep_25Apr2015.pdf (for situation report #1). The USGS Event Page (for geological background and context) – http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20002926#general_summary Landslide Blog (for updates on landslides and their impacts following this event) – http://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/ The Guardian Rolling Coverage (for media updates ) – http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/apr/25/nepal-earthquake-nation-worst-tremor-80-years-kathmandu-live-updates  AlertNet (for media updates) – http://www.trust.org/item/20150425094655-of3dt/?source=jt Other Relevant Articles and Information Sites: Nepal shows its vulnerability after devastating earthquake – Simon Redfern (University of Cambridge) – http://theconversation.com/nepal-shows-its-vulnerability-after-devastating-earthquake-40799 Earthquakes without Frontiers – http://ewf.nerc.ac.uk/ (Page to be updated as this story develops)

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Geographic context:

LocationCountryLatitudeLongitude
EarthquakesNZ-44.8777170.619
KathmanduNP27.70285.3175
NepalNP28.394884.1278
PokharaNP28.236383.99
University of CambridgeGB52.20250.11955

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