The Nepal Earthquake (Intensity 7.9 on Richter Scale) occurred on 25th April 2015 at 11:56 a.m., at a depth of approximately 15 km (shallow earthquake), with its epicentre approximately 34 km east-southeast of Lamjung, Nepal. Nepal is prone to earthquakes because it is at the junction of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.
The earthquake was caused by a sudden thrust, or release of built-up stress, along the major fault line where the Indian Plate, carrying India, is slowly diving underneath the Eurasion Plate. The earthquake's effects were amplified in Kathmandu as it sits on the Kathmandu Basin, which contains up to 600 m of sedimentary rocks, representing the infilling of a lake. When the earthquake occurred, soil liquefaction took place in the Kathmandu region causing great damage to structures. Shallow quakes cause more damage than deeper ones that have miles of Earth to absorb the shaking.
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