# 7.8 magnitude earth quake in nepal

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**Created:** [April 25, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/7-8-magnitude-earth-quake-in-nepal/74256 "2015-04-25T16:10:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![\_RTD\_alecto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/_rtd_alecto/32/1336_2.png) [@\_RTD\_alecto](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/_RTD_alecto)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/7-8-magnitude-earth-quake-in-nepal/74256/1 "2015-04-25T16:10:26Z")

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> **[Nepal Earthquake: Death Toll Jumps Over 2,100](https://abcnews.go.com/International/hundreds-dead-massive-earthquake-strikes-nepal/story?id=30577374)**
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> The earthquake struck near Kathmandu, Nepal's capital.

its one of the most powerful quakes… just under the great San Francisco earthquake.

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**Author:** ![gijoey959](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gijoey959/32/7958_2.png) [@gijoey959](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gijoey959)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/7-8-magnitude-earth-quake-in-nepal/74256/2 "2015-04-25T16:20:23Z")

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:o That’s terrible. I’ve never been in an earthquake, but I can imagine that would have been absolutely terrifying

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**Author:** ![abby1371](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/abby1371/32/1075_2.png) [@abby1371](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/abby1371)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/7-8-magnitude-earth-quake-in-nepal/74256/3 "2015-04-25T17:02:58Z")

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> [@gijoey959](#):
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> :o That’s terrible. I’ve never been in an earthquake, but I can imagine that would have been absolutely terrifying

I have a few years ago near where i live (the east coast) their was and earthquake that was 5.8 magnitude

> **[2011 Virginia earthquake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Virginia_earthquake)**
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> On August 23, 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of Virginia at 1:51:04 p.m. EDT. The epicenter, in Louisa County, was 38 mi (61 km) northwest of Richmond and 5 mi (8 km) south-southwest of the town of Mineral. It was an intraplate earthquake with a maximum perceived intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. Several aftershocks, ranging up to 4.5 Mw in magnitude, occurred after the main tremor.
> The quake was felt across more than a doz...

its wasn’t fun…

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**Author:** ![mysteriousyoyoer\_par](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@mysteriousyoyoer\_par](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mysteriousyoyoer_par)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/7-8-magnitude-earth-quake-in-nepal/74256/4 "2015-04-26T19:10:20Z")

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And they said that it was felt in India also but we didn’t feel here but that a good thing haaaahaaahaa.

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**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/7-8-magnitude-earth-quake-in-nepal/74256/5 "2015-04-26T20:16:56Z")

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ooooohhhh thats a bad one especially since it triggerd avalanches