Magnitude-7.9 quake hits Nepal, causing big damage, injuries

Saturday, April 25, 2015 - 05:00 in Earth & Climate

A powerful, magnitude-7.9 earthquake shook Nepal's capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley before noon Saturday, collapsing houses, leveling centuries-old temples and cutting open roads in the worst temblor in the Himalayan nation in over 80 years.

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