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Viewer discretion advised due to possible graphic content. Team of Nepalese army and NDRF taking out the dead bodies from the debris of the collapse buildings near Shobha Bhagwati Bridge after a massive earthquake in Nepal on 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 casualties were also reported in the adjoining areas of India, Chi