Katmandu and the Himalayan Frontal Fault are at risk of an earthquake much more powerful and damaging than 2015's 7.8 magnitude quake, according to an international team of seismic experts. The scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, have published their findings in a paper titled "A new model for predicting earthquakes along the Nepal fault zone.
Katmandu and the Himalayan Frontal Fault are at risk of an earthquake much more powerful and damaging than 2015's 7.8 magnitude quake, according to an international team of seismic experts. Last year's Gurkha earthquake killed 9,000 and destroyed 600,000 structures in the region.