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Total Electron Content and Epicentral Distance of 2015 M w 7.8 Nepal Earthquake Revealed by Continuous Observations Data

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A large magnitude (M w 7.8) earthquake occurred on 25 April 2015 (06:11 UTC) at 28.1473°N and 84.7079°E, 34 km east-southeast of Lamjung, Nepal. The devastating event was accompanied by… Click to show full abstract

A large magnitude (M w 7.8) earthquake occurred on 25 April 2015 (06:11 UTC) at 28.1473°N and 84.7079°E, 34 km east-southeast of Lamjung, Nepal. The devastating event was accompanied by two large aftershocks of M w 6.6 (on 25 April 2015, 06:45 UTC) and M w 6.7 (on 26 April 2015 at 09:10 UTC). According to the USGS earthquake catalogue, 65 aftershocks were recorded within a period of three days from the main event; the strongest aftershock had occurred on 12 May 2015 at 07:05 UTC.

Keywords: electron content; april 2015; 2015 utc; earthquake; content epicentral; total electron

Journal Title: Current Science
Year Published: 2018

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