On24April2015,an Mw7.8Nepal earthquake occurred on the main Himalayan thrust fault,animportant fault in the greater Himalayan thrust fault system between the Indian and Eurasian plates.Thisearthquake and its subsequent events caused more than8000fatalities and over21,000injuries.The epicenteris located at(85.33E,27.91N),closely approximating to the Kathmandu city(Nepal).The earthquake ruptureoccurred along a NWW trending fault with a dominant thrust-slip motion.
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