Microcosm
May 12th, 2015, 05:14 PM
BHAKTAPUR, Nepal — A second major earthquake struck this mountainous nation Tuesday — 17 days after the first devastating quake — killing 42 and injuring 1,117, the Nepali government said.
The center of the quake was located in an isolated area approximately 11 miles from Kodari, a border crossing from Nepal to Tibet, and 47 miles from the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
The USGS initially recorded it as a magnitude 7.4 earthquake, later revising the figure to magnitude 7.3. At least five, smaller aftershocks were recorded after the quake hit just before 1 p.m. local time (3:15 a.m. ET).
The Article: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/05/12/nepal-earthquake/27161675/
This place has been seemingly decimated and ravaged by earthquakes recently, and they are in great need of support. The death toll of the Nepal quakes has been enormous ever since the first one, striking on April 25. It's very sad. :(
The center of the quake was located in an isolated area approximately 11 miles from Kodari, a border crossing from Nepal to Tibet, and 47 miles from the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
The USGS initially recorded it as a magnitude 7.4 earthquake, later revising the figure to magnitude 7.3. At least five, smaller aftershocks were recorded after the quake hit just before 1 p.m. local time (3:15 a.m. ET).
The Article: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/05/12/nepal-earthquake/27161675/
This place has been seemingly decimated and ravaged by earthquakes recently, and they are in great need of support. The death toll of the Nepal quakes has been enormous ever since the first one, striking on April 25. It's very sad. :(