Nepal Earthquake Details

News snippets - Quake-hit schools in 31 districts to be rebuilt within 3 years (August 10, 2016) - 4.1 aftershock in Gorkha at 11:59 on Saturday (July 23, 2016) - Survey for quake grant distribution starting in Valley on Monday (July 14, 2016) - 4.1 aftershock in Dolakha at 01:09 on Friday (May 13, 2016) - 4.5 aftershock in Gorkha at 14:37 on Wednesday (May 11, 2016) - 4.4 aftershock in Dhading at 07.04 on Wednesday morning (May 10, 2016) - 4.1 aftershock in the border region of Gorkha & Dhading at 10:31 on Thursday morning (May 5, 2016) - 4.3 aftershock in Rasuwa at 15:18 on Tuesday (April 26, 2016) - Reconstruction at Basantapur world heritage site starts (April 25, 2016) - Candles lit up in Dharahara shape during candlelight vigil 2 mark anniversary of earthquake (April 24, 2016) - Heritage sites one year after the earthquake (April 24, 2016) - Prez Bhandari lays foundation stone of Earthquake Memorial Park (April 24, 2016) - PM inaugurates reconstruction campaign from Sindhupalchowk  (April 24, 2016) - Nepal marks anniversary of devastating April earthquake (April 24, 2016) - 4.2 aftershock in Nuwakot at 02:16 on Sunday morning (April 24, 2016) - One year after the devastating earthquake, economic revival still a far cry (April 23, 2016) - The long road to rebuilding heritage sites - 4.0 aftershock in Sindhupalchowk at 16:49 on Friday afternoon (April 22, 2016) - President to lay foundation stone for Earthquake Memorial Park (April 22, 2016) - 4.0 aftershock in Dolakha at 00:41 on Friday morning (April 22, 2016) - Virtually no government rebuilding one year after Nepal quake (April 21, 2016) - One year on, quake survivors still pining for rehabilitation (April 20, 2016) - Deuba: Government fails in post-quake reconstruction, resettlement (April 16, 2016) - 4.4. aftershock in Dolakha at 20:26 on Tuesday (April 12, 2016) - 4.0 aftershock in Okhaldhunga at 10:59 on Thursday (March 17, 2016) - Damaged bridges & trails cuts Lapchi village off from outside world (March 16, 2016) - 4.5 aftershock in Sindhupalchowk at 03:12 on Tuesday (March 15, 2016) - 4.4 earthquake in Humla at 13:50 on Monday (March 7, 2016) - 4.0 aftershock in Sindhupalchowk at 07:10 on Sunday (March 6, 2016) - 4.3 aftershock in Sindhupalchowk at 16:30 on Tuesday (March 1, 2016) - 5.4 aftershock in Sindhupalchowk at 15:07 on Wednesday (Feb 24, 2016) - 5+ aftershocks in Gorkha district on Sunday (Feb 21, 2016) - Slow govt response forced quake displaced to rebuild in risk zone (Feb 15, 2016) - 4.6 aftershock in Sindhupalchowk at 22:12 on Wednesday evening (Feb 10, 2016) - Disaster management policy still lacking (Feb 8, 2016) - Friday's 5.5 aftershock leaves 71 people injured in Kathmandu Valley (Feb 7, 2016) - 5.5 aftershock in Sindhupalchowk at 22:05 on Friday evening (Feb 5, 2016) - 4.4 aftershock in Sindhupalchowk at 20:42 on Wednesday (Jan 27, 2016) - Mega reconstruction campaign kicks off (Jan 18, 2016) - Snowfall at Gupsipakha, Larpak in northern Gorkha district, has impacted lives of some 500 earthquake victims living in the area (Jan 10, 2016) - 4.2 aftershock in Dolakha at 03:52 on Monday (Dec 28, 2015) - Five quake survivor in Dolakha die of cold (Dec 26, 2015) - 5.3 earthquake in Bajura at 04:01 on Saturday morning (Dec 19, 2015) - 4.1 aftershock in Kathmandu at 06:10 on Monday morning (Nov 30, 2015) - Fresh 4.6 earthquake in Panchthar at 10:37 today (Nov 27, 2015) - 5.3 aftershock in Sindhupalchowk at 10:00 (Nov 19, 2015) - 4.2 aftershock in Sindhupalchowk at 15:45 (Nov 12, 2015) - 4.3 aftershock in Rasuwa at 09:28 on Saturday morning (Oct 31, 2015) - Number of 4+ aftershock of April 25 Nepal Earthquake reaches 400 (Oct 6, 2015) - 4.2 aftershock in Dolakha at 17:47 on Tuesday (Oct 6, 2015) - Foot trail to Langtang Valley opened (Oct 5, 2015) - Two 4+ aftershocks in Dolakha on Monday (Oct 5, 2015) - An Oral History of Langtang, the Valley Destroyed by the Nepal Earthquake (Sept 29, 2015) - 4.6 aftershock in Sindhupalchowk and new 4.6 earthquake in Darchula today (Sept 29, 2015) - 4.5 aftershock at 12:17 with epicenter 25 km west of Kathmandu (Sept 22, 2015) - 4.2-magnitude tremor felt after seven days (Sept 17, 2015) - "Only" 11 people death after a huge 8.3 earthquake in Chile on Thursday (Sept 17, 2015) - Two 4+ aftershocks so far on Thursday (Aug 27) - Hundreds of houses & a temporary camp housing 850 earthquake survivors inundated due to flash flood in Bhaktapur (Aug 27) - If Nepal-like earthquake hits New Delhi, 90 percent of people will be wiped out: HC (Aug 27) - Minor and fresh 4.1 earthquake in Jumla at 07:46 this morning (Aug 26) - M4.3 aftershock jolts Capital, epicentre Kalimati (Aug 11) - 4.9 M aftershock jolts Gorkha (Aug 10) - Bad weather hampers ferrying of bodies from Langtang (Aug 9) - Another aftershock above 4M jolts Nepal, Epicenter Kathmandu (July 22) - Reconstruction gets Rs91 billion (July 15) - Two M4+ aftershocks this afternoon (July 13) - 130 quake victims still missing in Rasuwa - 4.4 aftershock in Sindupalchowk at 17:59 (July 9) - Human remains found in Langtang. Police suspect it could be of a French national (July 4) - Two aftershocks felt early morning, one 5.0 in Sindhupalchowk (July 2) - Two M4 aftershocks this morning (July 1) - Relocation of high risk settlements within 15 days (June 30) - Khimti children risk lives to reach school (June 28) - Earthquake survivors still await cash to build shelter (June 27) - 4.0 aftershock in Sindhupalchowk at 14:59 (June 24) - Foreign Guests visit Hanumandhoka, Sankhu (June 24) - 5.4 magnitude quake strikes Rukum (June 20) - 237 kids missing after Great Quake (June 18) - 4 aftershocks recorded in two hours (June 17) - Nepal could lose ‘over 300k’ visitors this year - Quake-hit people await cash relief for temporary shelter (June 15) - 4.1 aftershock in Dolakha at 15:01 (June 14) - The calm before the storm. Farmers in the Sankhu area aren't able to work in their fields - People desert Tatopani area fearing more landslips - Rs 666.3b needed for post-quake rebuilding June 11 - 5.3 aftershock 43 km NE of Kathmandu, Nepal around 22:00 hours (June 11) - Patan Durbar Square opens to public from today - Taplejung landslide death toll reaches 53 - Three M4+ aftershocks on June 11 June 7-10 - Manakamana Temple renovation works start in Gorkha - Kathmandu valley continues to remain in a high risk zone - Magnitude 4.6 aftershock strikes, epicenter in Sindhupalchowk - 53 human skeletons recovered from Langtang area June 4-6- Two M4+ aftershocks recorded on June 5 - 5 civilians among US chopper crash victims - Quake-damaged structures mostly built for rent June 3 - So far 4 tremors above M4 today - Nepal’s disaster isn’t over yet: it is just moving into the next phase - Earthquake adds to woes of food-short north Gorkha June 2 - Four dead in Sindhupalchok chopper crash -  A helicopter returning from Dolakha after distributing relief to earthquake victims crashed in Yamuna Danda VDC in Sindhupalchok district - 4.0 Aftershock felt at 10:48 am on Tuesday - Govt says it had prepared for major earthquake June 1 - Death toll reaches 8,699. Whereabouts of 193 Nepalis, 80 foreigners still unknown - Schools reopen after 5 weeks - Langtang lives on in a Kathmandu yard May 30 - 50,000 more houses may be affected - Campaign to showcase earthquake-resistant building designs May 29 - 5.2 aftershock with epicenter in Dhading at 15:44 - Five jolts experienced on Friday - Affected neighbours of damaged high-rise buildings to hold protest meeting May 28 - Already 6 aftershocks recorded on Thursday - Kathmandu grapples with soaring (labour) costs May 27 - A fresh aftershock with 4.5 in the Richter scale rattled the Kathmandu Valley - Over 60 settlements in Sindhupalchowk at high risk May 26 - Everest Hotel is the first 5-star hotel to get red sticker after the earthquake strike - Over 30,000 jolts recorded in a month - Icimod study finds that 3,000 landslides occurred across the country since April 25 quake May 25 - Gorkha earthquake death toll reaches 8,659 - 7 min. aerial video from Langtang Valley after the Earthquakes - Candlelight vigil marks 1 month since deadly Nepal quake - Landslides block Kali Gandaki; dam burst unlikely. Experts think earthquake and aftershocks behind landslide - Quake affects 70 pc houses in Humla May 23 - Windstorm, rain batters Kathmandu, add to quake victims woes - Water sources dried up in Barpark after quake - Farmers left helpless as cattle perish in quakes May 20-22 - The economic damage from the Nepal earthquake is almost half of the country’s GDP - In Dolakha, the aftershock was more destructive than the main earthquake - At least 200 deaths in 1,000 quake-flattened monasteries - Earthquake death toll reaches 8,631 - 4.4 magnitude aftershock strikes. Epicenter on the border Kathmandu , Lalitpur &  Makwanpur districts - UN: "1 million Nepal children unable to return to school" - 22 Gorkha villages proposed for resettlement May 19 - Earthquake: 55 pc of dead are women & girls - Earthquake victims make scrap bus their home - Earthquake death toll reaches 8,617 - Engineers in short supply as home owners want safety assurance May 18 - Govt bans construction of houses over 2-storey - Govt seeks India, China help to raze over 1,000 Valley buildings - Earthquake in the Langtang Valley, a personal report May 17 - Earthquake death toll reaches 8,567 - 160-yr-old model house still standing tall in Bhaktapur - Over 100 bodies lying under rubble in Singati Bazaar May 16 - 5.5 magnitude aftershock strikes, 8 aftershocks so far on Saturday - Reviving tourism is high priority - Govt to provide 15k instead of zinc sheets May 15 - Quake death toll reaches 8460 - Langtang, before, during & after the Earthquakes May 14 - Death toll of May 12 quake is 117 and 2760 people injured - Horror And Hope After A Massive Earthquake, Through The Eyes Of A 17-Year-Old from Langtang - Six aftershocks above 4 in Richter scale felt on Thursday - Life slowly limping back to normalcy in Kathmandu - Total quake toll reaches 8,250 - Two-month ban on house design approval - Are High rise buildings in Kathmandu Valley earthquake proof? May 13- Latest update: Death toll of May 12 quake is 91 and 2428 people injured - Death toll from Tuesday’s quake reaches 76. The quake claimed 56 lifes in Dolakha alone - Government requests foreign medics to stay put - Recurring aftershocks sign of receding risks or Nepal disaster presages a coming megaquake - High-rises, residential houses ‘further affected’ - Government requests foreign medics to stay put May 12 - Death toll from Tuesday's quake reaches 61 - US Air Force chopper missing in Charikot - Tuesday’s quake worsens life in Bhaktapur - Earthquake triggers landslide at Araniko highway - Dozens dead, more than 1,000 injured / Dolakha district has been hit very bad - 7.4 earthquake felt in many parts of Nepal at 12:54 on Tuesday May 12, followed by several M6 aftershocks - 4 people killed after fresh earthquake, number likely to rise - Rescue operation in avalanche hit Langtang Epicenter of May 12 Earthquake - No more foreign troops, says Nepal Army May 11 - Video: Tatopani bazaar turns into ghost town - New building code: Tallest Valley house may be three-storeyed May 10- Earthquake death toll reaches 8,020 - One dies in latest aftershock - Fresh tremors jolt Nepal - Efforts on to open North Gorkha-Tibetan entry point to save quake-hit from famine - Rising from the rubbles: The three Durbar Squares of the Valley - Fresh avalanches force workers to call off search May 9 - 'Million children left out of school' - Death toll reaches 7,912 - Scores died in Capital during Saturday mass Location of April 25, 2015 earthquake (7.8) May 8 - Nepal earthquake rocks its economy - 'Don't hike house rent': Govt tells house owners - Mild tremors continue to jolt nation - Relief materials 'too little too late', lament Barpak quake victims May 7- The shocking reason why some Nepalese workers in Qatar can't go to earthquake victims' funerals - 'Nepal earthquake death toll rises to 8,413' - Thousands of Nepalese pray for earthquake victims  / Candle-lit vigil in memory of quake victims - NRNA to build 1,000 quake-resistant homes - An Open Letter by Prashant Da Gunner to #IndianMedia - Devastating April 25 quake toll reaches 7,759 - Traffic resumes on damaged highways May 6 - Death toll in deadly quake reaches 7,652 and nearly 300,000 houses completely destroyed - Top three leaders visit Langtang where around 300 people were killed - Water shortage worsens in Valley after quake May 5 - Death toll from Great Quake put at 7,611 - 80% tourists cancel reservations in quake’s wake - Quake damages 95% school buildings in Sindhupalchowk May 4 - Report from Langtang, one of the 'Worst-affected' villages - Quake death toll reaches 7,365 across the country - 575 schools in 36 districts completely damaged by quake - 2 rescued alive from Gorkha on tenth day of earthquake May 3 - A centenarian rescued alive after eight days - Devastating quake death toll climbs to 7056 - Tribhuvan International Airport has imposed a landing ban on heavy cargo planes May 1 & 2 - Airport customs holding up aid relief - 5.1-magnitude quake rocks Gorkha yet again and triggers landslides - Surya Binayak and Panauti unaffected by quake - Death toll climbs towards 6500 - Drone footage shot by CNN shows villages in Nepal in need of aid, but are unreachable due to landslides - 50 bodies recovered from Dharara - 710 houses ravaged in Udaypur by Gorkha earthquake - videos of the moment the moment of the big earthquake April 30 - Death toll climbs towards 6000 - 15-year-old boy found alive after 132 hours / Man rescued after 98 hours in Nuwakot - great earthquake wipes out Barpak April 29 - People leave Kathmandu en masse (338,932 leave by Wednesday) - Photographs of Earthquake Devastation in Nepal - many people rescued from Langtang region - Anger at leaders - Earthquake Moved the Whole City of Kathmandu 10 Feet south - Relief starts reaching remote villages April 28 - Thousands queue at New Baneshwor to catch a bus back home - Earthquake toll passes 5.000 - 8 million people affected in Nepal April 27 - Quake toll over 4.200 - Villages Near Nepal Earthquake’s Epicenter Are Desperate as Death Toll Tops 3,800 - Death toll passes 3400 and continues to rise - 45 tremors above 4.5 in Richter scale felt till date - How to Help the Relief Effort in Nepal - Rain likely for next 24 hours April 26- The death toll by earthquakes that struck Nepal on Saturday and Sunday claimed a total of 2,400 lives and injured 5,850 till Sunday afternoon - Avalanche overwhelms Langtang village, over 100 feared dead, situation looks very bad - 217 missing in Everest region - Experts: 32 times more devastating earthquake to hit Nepal and India - Huge aftershock on Sunday (6.7) April 25- More than 2000 deaths - Thousands and thousands are sleeping outside in the rain - Kathmandu turns into a tent city as night falls - safety check tools from Facebook & Google - Probably over 1200 deaths after devastating earthquake in Nepal - Quake avalanche kills 18 at Nepal's Everest Base camp - Around 450 death according to Nepali police - Kathmandu Airport closed - Pictures