According to the National Center for Sisamology (NCS), the magnitude 3.2 earthquake occurred in Nepal on Saturday.
According to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km, making it susceptible to the afterchox.
In a post on X, NCS said, “EQ of M: 3.2: at: 03/05/2025 10:38:50 IST, Late: 27.70 N, Long: 86.44 E, Depth: 10 km, Location: Nepal.”
Shallow earthquakes are more dangerous than deep people due to their greater energy release to the Earth’s surface, causing increased loss to strong ground shocks and structures and casualties than deep earthquakes, which lose energy because they travel to the surface.
Nepal is highly earthquake-prone to its location on an convergence border where Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates collide. This collision causes immense pressure and stress, which is released as an earthquake. Nepal is also located in a subduction zone, where the Indian plate is slipping under the Eurasian plate, causing stress and stress.
Nepal is located in the Himalayan region, which is an area of acute seismic activity due to the ongoing collision of Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. This confrontation resulted in a process below the Eurasian plate in the Indian plate, called subduction, causing immense pressure and tension on the earth’s crust.
The subduction zone further enhances stress, making Nepal highly unsafe for earthquakes. The collision also contributes to the upliftment of the Himalayan Mountains, which combines overall seismic activity in the region.
Nepal has a long earthquake history, including disastrous incidents such as the 2015 earthquake.
Earlier on 26 April, a one -minute silence was seen for 8,969 victims, who lost their lives in the devastating earthquake of 7.8 Richter Scale a decade ago on 25 April 2015.
A decade ago, dozens were killed standing under a replica of the Dharahara Tower, which fell down during the earthquake, Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli remembered those killed in the natural disaster. (AI)
