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April 2015 Nepal earthquake

magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Nepal
Event earthquake Q19830062
April 2015 Nepal earthquake
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Summary

April 2015 Nepal earthquake is an earthquake[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,817 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Yr[3]
  • Country: Nepal[4], India[5], Bangladesh[6]
  • Commons category: 2015 Nepal earthquake[7]
  • Start time: April 25, 2015[8]
  • Point in time: April 25, 2015[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:2015 Nepal earthquakes[10]
  • Number of deaths: 8964[11]
  • Number of injured: 21,952[12]
  • Has effect: 2015 Mount Everest avalanches[13]
  • Aftershocks: 329[14]
  • Earthquake magnitude on the moment magnitude scale: 7.8[15]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of 2015 Nepal earthquake[16]

Why It Matters

April 2015 Nepal earthquake has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Bangladesh India Nepal

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . drrportal.gov.np. drrportal.gov.np. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Topic's main category → Category:2015 Nepal earthquakes
    Point in time → +2015-04-25T00:00:00Z
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Yr
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