2015 Nepal Earthquake - Visible Lateral Ground Movement
Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 6:06 am
Sad day in Nepal April 25, 2015.7.8 Magnitude
This ground movement is somewhat spectacular to witness, as far as how much energy was released to move Everything like that, and for how many miles in a wide area. The initial movement occurs around the 1:27 mark. Full Screen is Best.
If I had to guess the distance between the camera location and those brown colored buildings, I would say +/- 1/2 mile maybe.
You have to disregard the camera shaking and focus on the light brown background buildings in relation to the row of grey buildings on the right side of the street furthest from the camera. At approximately 1:45 the buildings in the background move left and then right a couple times.
You will have to put your expectations of how "Hollywood" would make it appear, aside. Focus on the two areas to see opposite movement of said buildings top left. .
EDIT: You can see the earthquake via how it affects a crowd of people trying to run.On April 25, 2015 a magnitude 7.8 earthquake tears through Nepal, killing nearly 9,000 and injuring 16,800. It was the worst such earthquake for the Asian country since 1934.
The earthquake struck shortly before noon, but the devastation continued as several dozen aftershocks caused even more destruction. Overall, Nepal was shaken by hundreds of aftershocks, the largest striking at a 7.3 magnitude on May 12. The quake also induced an avalanche on Mount Everest that killed 19 people. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-his ... s-in-nepal