"Earthquake History" The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed almost 9,000 people and 22,000 are injured. It occurred at 11:56 Nepal Standard Time on 25 April 2015, with a magnitude of 7.8 or 8.1. The epicenter was east of Gorkha District at Barpak, Gorkha, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 8.2 km (5.1 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. Source: wikipedia | The Watchmen's Earth and Spac