Posted on 04/25/2015 12:40:38 AM PDT by eastforker
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake has struck Nepal less than 50 miles from the capital, Kathmandu, the U.S. Geological Survey said Saturday. It occurred at a depth of less than two miles, which is considered shallow.
The USGS previously rated the temblor at 7.5 magnitude but later upgraded the strength.
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Should be in Breaking
sometimes I forget we will on a large slightly unstable rock. scary stuff. I pray the casualties are low.
I’ve got that old Bob Seger song playing in my head now.
Destroyed most of the old temples in Kathmandu.
Damage as far away as Bangladesh (300 miles).
Landslide from Pomori peak into climber’s base camp at Mount Everest 150 miles from epicenter. Fate of climbers on Everest where advanced base camp was being established unknown. (The valley floor between Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse is less than 1/2 mile wide.)
A friend of mine went to Katmandu years ago.
She said from the moment she landed, she felt sick as heck... for two days.
On the third day, a grisly whittled woman comes in to her room and grinds up some herbs - she boiled them in water, let them cool, and told Mel to drink them.
She did - and responded almost immediately. Totally over the altitude sickness.
Our son and his wife made a climb in this area two years ago.
Quakes like this, in places like that cause geo-political instability for years to come.
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