According to information provided from the United States Geological Service1, the earthquake on April 25, 2015 is summarized as: Magnitude: 7.8 Date‐Time: 2015‐04‐25 06:11:26 (UTC) 2015‐04‐25 11:56:26 (UTC+05:45) at epicenter Location: 28.147°N 84.708°E Depth: 15.0km (9.3mi) Region: 34km (21mi) ESE of Lamjung, Nepal According to GDAC2, the earthquake was focused in the Janakpur Zone of Nepal, which has a population of 2,221,955. There are approximately 5.6 million people within a 100 km radius, 4.1 million within a 75km radius and 1.4 million within a 50km radius, therefore there is expected to be high impact
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2015