FIGURE4 The shake intensity and the tectonic plate boundary involved in the Nepal earthquake
Shake intensity Severe
CHINA
Very strong
Strong
Aftershock
Pokhara
Epicentre
Kathmandu
Mt Everest
Bhimphedi
NEPAL
Tectonic plate boundary
0
50
100 km
INDIA
Source: USGS
FIGURE5 Magnitudes of earthquake and aftershocks in Nepal, 2015
Earthquake magnitude 4.0−4.5
CHINA
4.5−5.0
Pokhara 25 April 2015 28.147º N, 84.708ºE Depth 15 km M7.8
5.0−6.0
6.0−7.0
12 May 2015 27.837º N, 86.077ºE Depth 15 km M7.3
Kathmandu
Mt Everest
Bhimphedi
NEPAL
Tectonic plate boundary
0
50
100 km
INDIA
Source: USGS
TOPIC14 Geomorphological processes and hazards
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