2015 Nepal earthquakes- a series of large earthquakes in Nepal, the first of which occurred on April 25, 2015 and became the most powerful since 1934 (the magnitude of the earthquake was 7.8 Mw, 8.1 Ms; IX on the Mercalli Scale); another - on May 12, 2015 (magnitude was 7.3 Mw), in addition, after the main shocks, a number of aftershocks occurred.

• 8964 dead
• 21,952 wounded

More than 8 thousand people were killed, more than 14 thousand were injured, several tens of thousands of houses were destroyed and more than half a million buildings were damaged. The strongest shocks occurred on April 25 in the afternoon at 11:56 NST local time (7.8 with a hypocenter depth of 15 km), then half an hour later (6.6 Mw, hypocenter at a depth of 10 km), two strong aftershocks (6.6 Mw and 6.7 Mw) occurred on the morning of 26 April. Weaker aftershocks were observed until the morning of April 28.

The tremors were felt in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, and destroyed many buildings there. Aftershocks were also observed at Chomolungma, triggering avalanches that killed at least 19 climbers.

On May 12, another thing happened in Nepal strong earthquake(English) Russian, the magnitude of which is estimated at 7.3 Mw. The epicenter of the earthquake was located 80 km northeast of Kathmandu. As a result of it, 117 people were killed in Nepal, another 1,926 were injured; 17 people died in India, and another person died in China.

April 25 earthquake

The main earthquake began on April 25, 2015 at 11:56 Nepalese time (at 6:11:26 UT) 34 kilometers east-southeast of Lamjung ( central part Nepal) at a depth of about 15 kilometers and lasted about twenty seconds. The USGS originally estimated the magnitude of this quake at 7.5, but soon raised it to 7.8 Mw. According to the China Earthquake Network Center (English) Russian, the magnitude was 8.1 Mw. The Indian Meteorological Department (English) Russian registered two powerful aftershocks - at 0611 and 0645 UTC; the magnitude of the first was 7.8 Mw, and its epicenter was located 80 km northwest of Kathmandu, and the epicenter closest to this epicenter was major city turned out to be Bharatpur (Nepalese भरतपुर), located 53 km. According to the same Indian data, the magnitude of the second shock was less: 6.6 Mw, its epicenter was 65 km east of Kathmandu, and its focus was at a depth of about 10 km. This was followed by more than 35 aftershocks with a magnitude of 4.5 and above, including another 6.6 Mw.

According to Geological Survey United States, the quake was caused by a sudden release of accumulated stresses on a geological fault line where the Hindustan Plate is slowly subducting under the Eurasian Plate. Kathmandu city standing on a block earth's crust measuring approximately 120 by 60 kilometers, as a result of the earthquake moved three meters to the south in just 30 seconds.

destruction

According to preliminary data from April 27, the Ministry of Interior of Nepal was aware of the complete destruction of 2,000 residential buildings, and the partial destruction and damage to more than 4,000 houses. The Sindhupalchok area northeast of Kathmandu has been virtually wiped off the face of the earth, with 90% of the buildings destroyed.

The total damage is estimated different sources in the amount of 2 to 10 billion dollars.

Listed 60m Dharahara tower destroyed in Kathmandu city world heritage UNESCO, Hanuman Dhoka Square, as well as some buildings on Durbar Square: Narayana Temple (Trailokya Mohan Narayan Temple), Maju Dega Temple. Monuments in ancient city Bhaktapur. Partially destroyed Swayambhunath. hit hard natural Park Sagarmatha, national park Chitwan and the settlement of Lumbini.

Monasteries of the Kagyu lineage:

• Manang Gompa, the old monastery of Sherab Gyaltsen (Polish) Russian - completely destroyed.
• Dhagpo Sheydrub Ling (Nala Gompa), Sherab Gyaltsen's new monastery near Bhaktapur - partially destroyed.
• Karma Raja Maha Vihara Monastery, Karmapa and Shamarpa monastery on Swayambhu - partially destroyed.
• Lopon Tsechu Rinpoche's Monastery, Tsechu Rinpoche's Monastery on Swayambhu - partially damaged.
• Tsechu Rinpoche monastery and guesthouse at the foot of the Swayambhu stupa, Kimdol district - partially destroyed.
• Sharminub Monastery, new Shamar Rinchpoche monastery under construction - partly damaged.

UNESCO will form a team of specialists to assess the damage caused cultural heritage Nepal.

Victims

The earthquake in Nepal, as of May 12, 2015 (before the second earthquake (English) Russian), became 8151 people, the local police reported this on their page in Facebook networks, 17,868 wounded. According to the same source, the number of victims of earthquakes on June 1, 2015 amounted to 8,699 people dead and 22,489 injured. Earlier, the Prime Minister of Nepal, Sushil Koirala, said that the death toll from the earthquake could reach 10,000 people. According to UN estimates, the earthquake affected 8 million people in the country, of which 2 million live in the 11 most affected areas.

According to the Indian Interior Ministry, 72 people died in India (including: 50 people died in Bihar, 14 people in Uttar Pradesh, 5 people in West Bengal), 270 were injured, the number of victims may increase.

In Tibetan autonomous region China, according to the Civil Administration of Tibet, as of 18:00 on April 27, 25 people were killed, 117 were injured.

In Bangladesh, four people died and more than 100 were injured. According to media reports, in the countries neighboring Nepal (India, Bangladesh, China) in total about 100 people died.

Dead climbers

The earthquake caused snow avalanches on Chomolungma (Everest), as a result of which at least 19 climbers died (all in the Base Camp) and several dozen were injured.

Reaction

India, China, USA, Israel, Russia, Australia sent rescuers and humanitarian cargo to Nepal. Coordinates the activities of foreign UN rescuers.

Many countries, non-governmental organizations and individuals have provided financial and financial assistance Nepal.

April 25 in Nepal happened. The epicenter of the earthquake was located 82 kilometers northwest of Kathmandu. The source of the earthquake lay at a depth of 15 kilometers. The earthquake killed 758 people in Kathmandu, as well as 7 people in India. On the same day, seismologists recorded 13 repeated earthquakes in Nepal. ranged from 4.6 to 6.6.

2015

April 25 in Nepal happened. The epicenter of the earthquake was located 82 kilometers northwest of Kathmandu. The source of the earthquake lay at a depth of 15 kilometers. The earthquake killed 758 people in Kathmandu, as well as 7 people in India. On the same day, seismologists recorded 13 repeated earthquakes in Nepal. ranged from 4.6 to 6.6.

On January 10, more than 1,500 people were affected by an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 in China. . The epicenter was located near the city of Artush, the focus lay at a depth of 10 kilometers.

2014

December 21 off the coast of the Indonesian island of Halmahera. The source of the earthquake lay at a depth of 54.6 kilometers.

December 8 off the coast of Panama, 8 kilometers southeast of locality Punta de Burica. The source of the earthquake lay at a depth of 10 kilometers.

December 7 off the coast of Papua New Guinea. The epicenter of the earthquake was located 121 kilometers west of the city of Panguna, Bougainville Island. The source of the earthquake lay at a depth of 10 kilometers.

December 6 in southwest China in Yunnan province. The earthquake killed one child, 8 people were injured varying degrees gravity.

November 26 off the coast of Indonesia. The epicenter of the tremors was located 150 kilometers northeast of the island of Ternate, which is part of the archipelago of the Moluccas in eastern Indonesia. The source of the earthquake lay at a depth of 65 kilometers.

November 22 in Nagano Prefecture in Japan happened. The hearth lay at a depth of 10 kilometers. Most swipe fell on the villages of Hakuba, Ogawa and the city of Nagano. In just two days, about 100 repeated tremors with a force of up to 5 points were recorded in the region. 95 houses were completely or partially destroyed, 46 people were injured.

November 22 in southwest China in Sichuan was. The source of the earthquake lay at a depth of 18 kilometers in the city of Tagun. The earthquake was followed by another 95 seismic shocks of lesser intensity. In the city of Tagun, 60 people were injured, of which 42 were students elementary school. 5 people died.

November 21 off the coast of Indonesia. The earthquake was recorded in the area of ​​the Molluk Islands. The hearth lay at a depth of 10 kilometers.

10 people were injured. As a result of the earthquake, the movement of trains on the main railway lines of the island, traffic on high-speed highways was also suspended.

January 28 earthquake of magnitude 6.6. Its epicenter was located on the territory of Kazakhstan, 225 kilometers southeast of Alma-Ata, the focus was at a depth of 10 kilometers. As a result, more than 200 houses were destroyed in the border region of China.

January 5th, with a magnitude of 7.5, caused a local but potentially devastating tsunami.

The epicenter of the earthquake was located 106 kilometers west of the city of Craig. The source of the earthquake lay at a depth of 9.9 kilometers.

The material was prepared on the basis of information from RIA Novosti and open sources

At least 28 major earthquakes of magnitude 4 or greater have occurred around the world in last day. One of them is just 10 kilometers from Anapa. The impact caused no damage. But in Turkey, 40 people were injured due to a similar incident. 360 interviewed seismologists and found out what such high seismic activity means.

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Series of earthquakes

As reported on the website of the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, on April 24 and 25, moderate earthquakes of magnitude 4-5 occurred in northern Italy (4.5), in the state of Vanuatu (4.6), Trinidad and Tobago (4.1), in Anapa (4.2), Costa Rica (4.5), Argentina (4.1), the Boen Islands in Japan (4.3), Afghanistan (4.9), Indonesia (4.5), Philippines ( 4.3), in the Bering Sea (4.3), in the Solomon Islands (4.9), on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa (4.8), in Peru (4.6), east coast Kamchatka (4.2), in the south of Panama (4.7), in the Andaman Islands in India (4.5), in Chile (4.3) and off the coast of Ecuador (4.5).

Sufficiently strong, with a magnitude above 5: in Myanmar (5.2) and Tongo (5), on the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen (5.3), off the island of Fiji (5.5), in the inter-island Scotia Sea in the southern part Atlantic Ocean(5.3), on the island of Hokkaido (5.5), off the coast of Nicaragua (5.6), in eastern Turkey (5.2).

Over the past two days, two shocks have occurred in Russia at once. The epicenter of one of the earthquakes with a magnitude of 4.2 was located 10 kilometers from Anapa at a depth of about 80 kilometers.

“April 25 at 00:10 in the ODS TsUKS EMERCOM of Russia for Krasnodar Territory information was received that a seismic event had occurred in Novorossiysk. Residents felt minor tremors in Novorossiysk and Anapa, ”the press service of the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations explained, specifying that the incident did not cause casualties or destruction.

On the eve of a shock of magnitude 4.2 occurred in the water area Pacific Ocean 215 kilometers from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The earthquake was imperceptible, the Ministry of Emergency Situations explained. Therefore, the evacuation of residents was not carried out, and the threat of a tsunami was not announced.

Nearly 40 people were injured due to an earthquake that struck on Tuesday night in Adiyaman province in southeastern Turkey, the local Anadolu news agency reported, citing the department for emergencies countries. The shocks occurred late at night, the earthquake was located at a depth of only seven kilometers. After the main shock, seismologists recorded eight more impacts with a force of 1.4-2.7 points.

“There is property damage. A number of buildings were damaged. The authorities are working to determine the extent of the damage, eliminate the consequences, and provide assistance to the population,” explained Prime Minister Binali Yildirim.

Half of the wounded were injured due to panic, said the governor of the province, Naji Kalkanji. “19 citizens were injured due to panic during the earthquake. Someone twisted his leg, someone fell, injuring his hands,” he said.

There will be no end of the world

Aleksey Zavyalov, head of the laboratory of continental seismicity and seismic hazard prediction at the Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Sciences, told 360 that earthquakes with magnitudes 4 and 5 are ordinary events. it normal life planets, and there can be no talk of any “end of the world”.

Such seismic activity is quite common occurrence. During the day, we receive about 15-20 reports of serious seismic activity around the world from our service of urgent reports of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Alexey Zavyalov.

The most famous seismically active zone on Earth is the Pacific Seismological Ring. There, according to Zavyalov, 80-90% of all earthquakes on the planet occur. The second most active are the Alpine-Himalayan and Mediterranean-Trans-Asian seismic belts. There is also the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where earthquakes also occur. In one of these zones, the following will happen in the near future major earthquake.

Alexei Nikolaev, head of the Laboratory of Experimental Geophysics, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, confirmed to 360 that there is nothing extraordinary in such seismic activity and there is no need to worry.

An earthquake of magnitude 4 and 5 is nonsense. They can happen anywhere and happen more than once every day. Don't be afraid, it won't be the end of the world

Alexey Nikolaev.

What does seismic activity depend on?

Alexey Nikolaev explained that in some scientific papers dependence is described seismic activity from the time of year. According to the authors of such studies, this happens more often in November–December and in spring. But, the seismologist emphasized, in practice these scientific works almost never used.

“When they say that seismic activity is increasing, they mean an increase in the number of small earthquakes. We are not talking about catastrophic accidents in which thousands of people die,” he added.

All processes occurring on Earth are cyclical, Zavyalov recalled. And periodically the number of seismic activity events increases, then decreases. There are scientific papers linking this phenomenon with periods solar activity or with the positions of the moon.

AT different parts world seismological activity may depend on some factors, explained Nikolaev. For example, storm microseisms sometimes play off the coast and there are fewer large earthquakes. But this dependence is very weak - rather, it only adds or reduces the probability.

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Published on 25.04.15 19:09

The April 25 earthquake in Nepal caused extensive destruction, led to numerous human casualties and triggered avalanches.

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As a result devastating earthquake in Nepal, according to the latest data, more than 2 thousand people were killed, about 4 thousand were injured, RBC reports with reference to the BFM.tv channel.

Earlier it was reported that 1,910 people died in the earthquake.

The April 25 earthquake was the strongest in Nepal in 80 years, BBC Russian Service reports. Significant damage was reported - many buildings collapsed, the airport of the capital Kathmandu was closed, transport links were disrupted.

Powerful shocks were felt in India, Bangladesh and Tibet. Thus, in India, as a result intkbbee tremors caused by an earthquake in Nepal killed 20 people, four people - in Bangladesh, 12 - in Tibet, reports TASS.

Earthquake in Nepal 04/25/2015. VIDEO

The earthquake triggered avalanches on Mount Everest. Reuters, citing a spokesman for the Nepal Tourism Board, reports that an avalanche covered part of a climbing camp at the foot of Everest, killing 8 people.

According to the Russian Mountaineering Federation, a group of 15 Russian tourists who are in the mountains in earthquake-hit Nepal, does not get in touch. Climber Alex Gavan tweeted: "We were camping at the foot when there was a major earthquake. A huge avalanche followed. I jumped out of the tent to escape it. I'm fine. There are a lot of people at the top."

Nepal earthquake destroys Dharahara tower

Footage taken at the time of the first shock in Kathmandu also appeared on the Internet.

More than others suffered historical part Nepalese capital - entire temples lay in ruins. Kathmandu has lost one of its main attractions - the Dharahara observation tower. The building stood for 183 years. Two powerful earthquakes of the last century took one floor from her. Today, the elements have left only the foundation, Channel One reports.

According to eyewitnesses, hundreds of people, including foreigners, may be under the rubble. Among those who got into the camera lenses, there are many people with a European appearance.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia offered its help - our specialists are ready to fly out at any moment. However, by latest posts, Kathmandu airport is closed - the runway is partially destroyed.