The 2015 Nepal Earthquake: implications for future international relief efforts

• Main Authors: Cook, Alistair David Blair, Maxim, Shrestha, Zin, Bo Htet
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Working Paper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Nepal; Disaster Response
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82430; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45049
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Nepal at midday on 25th April 2015 with the epicentre around the Barpak, Gorkha district. Given the relatively shallow hypocentre at the depth of just 8.2km, tremors were felt across the South Asian subcontinent including parts of Tibet and China in the nor...