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Karmapa service society Nepal runs relief camp in Sindhupal chowk No one wants to go inside the buildings. People are stressed, fearful.There is no power or running water. All the stores are closed Buildings collapses after an earthquake hit in the ancient city of Bhaktapur, Nepal on Saturday 25th April 2015. The 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake), which killed more than 7,000 people and injured more than twice as many, occurred at 11:56 NST on 25 April, with a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.8Mw or 8.1Ms and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of IX (Violent). Its epicenter was the village of Barpak, Gorkha district, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the most powerful disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal-Bihar earthquake. Some