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1 North Eastern Space Application Centre, Umiam 793 103, IN
2 Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad 826 004, IN
3 Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun 248 001, IN
Source
Current Science, Vol 115, No 1 (2018), Pagination: 27-29
Abstract
A large magnitude (Mw 7.8) earthquake occurred on 25 April 2015 (06:11 UTC) at 28.1473°N and 84.7079°E, 34 km east-southeast of Lamjung, Nepal. The devastating event was accompanied by two large aftershocks of Mw 6.6 (on 25 April 2015, 06:45 UTC) and Mw 6.7 (on 26 April 2015 at 09:10 UTC). According to the USGS earthquake catalogue, 65 aftershocks were recorded within a period of three days from the main event; the strongest aftershock had occurred on 12 May 2015 at 07:05 UTC.
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