official25 June 2015
Government completed the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment
The National Planning Commission-led assessment documented damage and losses across 23 sectors and set the national recovery strategy.
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2015 Gorkha Earthquake
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck central Nepal on 25 April 2015, followed by a magnitude 7.3 major aftershock on 12 May.
Gorkha, Kathmandu Valley and central Nepal · 25 April 2015
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Deaths
22,302
Injured
198
Missing
886,456
Affected families
604,930
Homes fully damaged
288,856
Homes partially damaged
NPR 706bn
Material losses
Statistics: Government of Nepal — Disaster Risk Reduction Portal · reported 1 October 2015
Overview
The earthquake originated near Gorkha at 11:56 Nepal time on 25 April 2015. USGS measured the mainshock at magnitude 7.8 and located it at 28.231°N, 84.731°E, at a depth of 8.2 km. Severe shaking, landslides and avalanches affected central Nepal, including the Kathmandu Valley and mountain districts. The Government of Nepal's final disaster summary records 8,896 deaths, 198 people missing, 22,302 injured, 604,930 houses fully damaged and 288,856 partially damaged. It records total material losses of NPR 706 billion. The Government-led Post-Disaster Needs Assessment became the basis for national recovery and resilient reconstruction.
Severely affected districts
Bhaktapur · BagmatiDhading · BagmatiDolakha · BagmatiGorkha · GandakiKathmandu · BagmatiKavrepalanchok · BagmatiLalitpur · BagmatiMakwanpur · BagmatiNuwakot · BagmatiOkhaldhunga · KoshiRamechhap · BagmatiRasuwa · BagmatiSindhuli · BagmatiSindhupalchok · Bagmati
Verified historical milestones
official12 May 2015
Magnitude 7.3 major aftershock on 12 May
The largest aftershock struck east of the April rupture and caused further casualties and destruction.
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Magnitude 7.8 mainshock struck central Nepal
USGS recorded the reviewed mainshock at 06:11:25 UTC, at 28.231°N, 84.731°E and a depth of 8.2 km.
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