GEOENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF GORKHA EARTHQUAKE, NEPAL: APRILMAY, 2015

Abstract

April 25, 2015 was a black day in the history of Nepal. A major earthquake with magnitude 7.9, followed by aftershock magnitude 6.7, 5 & 4.7 intensity; had shacked the Nepal and adjoining countries; India, China and Bangladesh. More than 250 numbers of aftershocks have been observed till May 18, 2015. Due to this earthquake, Kathmandu valley uplifted vertical about 3 feet (1 meter) and the tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest, got a wee bit shorter. This earthquake originated due to compression of the Indian & the Eurasian plate. Rescue teams from various countries tried to save the human life as well as media teams had shown an impact on the social and economical front. In this paper we tried to cover Geoenvironmental impact of this earthquake and concluded that implementing the building construction practices, according to seismic zone is only one way to save humanity & future losses by an earthquake.