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The Nepal earthquake of 2015 is also called _______.
The Nepal earthquake of 2015 is also called _______.
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The correct option is B Gorkha Earthquake
Nepal earthquake of 2015, also known as
Gorkha earthquake. It was intense earthquake that hit near the city of
Kathmandu in central Nepal on April 25, 2015. The earthquake happened on a
convergent collision plate boundary between the Indian and Eurasian plates. The
centre was only eight kilometres deep. The epicentre was 60 kilometres
north-west from Kathmandu.
So the above information shows that The Nepal
earthquake of 2015 is also called Gorkha earthquake. Thus correct option is B.
Other options are not suitable.
Nepal earthquake of 2015, also known as Gorkha earthquake. It was intense earthquake that hit near the city of Kathmandu in central Nepal on April 25, 2015. The earthquake happened on a convergent collision plate boundary between the Indian and Eurasian plates. The centre was only eight kilometres deep. The epicentre was 60 kilometres north-west from Kathmandu.
So the above information shows that The Nepal earthquake of 2015 is also called Gorkha earthquake. Thus correct option is B. Other options are not suitable.
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