Why Nepal is so vulnerable to quakes
[Via BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition]
The Magnitude 7.8 Nepal earthquake has occurred in what is one of the most seismically active regions in the world.
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India is slamming into Asia. That causes a lot of tectonic energy to be released. When the plates move 2 inches a year, something has to happen.
A shallow, almost 8, earthquake is sure to be devastating. This could be the second largest earthquake recored in the region.
As if Everest was not dangerous enough.
Image:旅者 河童
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