In April 2015, when the massive 7.8-magnitude Gorkha earthquake struck Nepal, Subedi was on Tribhuvan University’s campus and witnessed a person die when the university’s gate collapsed onto ...

This region has a history of large earthquakes, including the 2015 Nepal earthquake, or Gorkha earthquake, that killed some 9,000 people. "This is a very earthquake prone region which has ...

This composite photo shows the village of Langtang, located within the Himalayan mountain region of Nepal, before and after the April 25, 2015 Gorkha earthquake. More than 350 people are estimated ...

More information: Ashok Dahal et al, Quantifying the influence of topographic amplification on the landslides triggered by the 2015 Gorkha earthquake, Communications Earth & Environment (2024).