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当地时间2015年4月25日14点11分(UTC2015-04-25 06:11:26),喜马拉雅南侧尼泊尔境内发生了Mw7.9级地震,美国地质调查局提供的震中位置为(28.147°N,84.708°E),震源深度为15.0 km.这次地震以及伴随的次生灾害滑坡、雪崩等对包括首都加德满都在内的尼泊尔以及中国西藏的喜马拉雅北部地区造成严重破坏,带来了重大的人员伤亡和财产损失.这次地震发生在印度板块和欧亚板块碰撞汇聚带之喜马拉雅弧型活动构造区.该地区印度板块以~40 mm/a的速率北向俯冲于欧亚大陆板块之下,喜马拉雅和印度板块汇聚率达~18 mm/a(Bilham等,
At 14:11 on April 25, 2015 (UTC2015-04-25 06:11:26) local time, an Mw 7.9 earthquake hit Nepal in the south of the Himalayas and the epicenter provided by the US Geological Survey was (28.147 ° N, 84.708 ° E) with a focal depth of 15.0 km. The earthquake and associated secondary landslides and avalanches caused serious damage to Nepal, including the capital, Kathmandu, and northern Himalaya, Tibet of China, resulting in significant Casualties and property losses.The earthquake occurred in the Himalayan arc tectonic zone of collision between the Indian and Eurasian plates.The Indian plate subducted beneath the Eurasian plateau at a rate of 40 mm / Himalayan and Indian plate convergence rate of ~ 18 mm / a (Bilham et al,