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.