Shallow earthquakes, like this one, are considered more hazardous than deeper quakes due to their proximity to the surface, which often results in stronger ground shaking and a higher risk of damage.

Help from the United States is expected to arrive in Nepal Monday following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that impacted almost 5 million people, according to the U.N.

Both were injured during the April 25, 2015, earthquake, which damaged more than 1 million houses and buildings in Nepal. They shared the same hospital bed and supported each other.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (Nov. 06, 2023) — More than 80 children were killed in an earthquake in remote northwestern Nepal at the weekend – over half of the total fatalities - with an estimated 5,000 forced ...

Nepal's worst recorded earthquake, in 1934, measured 8.0 and all but destroyed the cities of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Patan.

It’s been a decade since the Nepal earthquake, a shallow 7.8 magnitude tremor which killed almost 9,000 people, displaced millions more, and reduced huge swaths of the country to rubble.

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal marked the 10th anniversary of the devastating 2015 earthquake with a memorial service on Friday that was attended by top officials who pledged to be better prepared to ...

Screenshot By Sara Castellanos – Technology Editor, Boston Business Journal May 12, 2015 Updated May 12, 2015 1:05pm EDT ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal -- Global charities have rushed to offer emergency aid to Nepal following Saturday's 7.8-magnitude earthquake that impacted almost 5 million people and killed over 4,000.

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The devastating 2015 Nepal earthquake that killed thousands changed the lives of many in the Himalayan nation. But it was the beginning of a friendship for two girls who ...

The devastating 2015 Nepal earthquake that killed thousands changed the lives of many in the Himalayan nation. Nirmala Pariyar and Khendo Tamang were 7 and 8 years old when they met at the ...