Nepal Earthquake April-May 2015 - causes and explanation

Watch How earthquake take place on earth and it causes presented by News 24 TV Nepal & Sagarmatha TV

Earthquakes are natural disasters that occur on earth. An earthquake happens when the earths plates move from one place to another and slide. When two blocks of hard rock two plates are rubbing each other. They don't just slide smoothly; the rocks catch on each other. The rocks are still pushing against each other, but not moving. After a while, the rocks break because of all the pressure that's built up. When the rocks break, the earthquake happens.

Official Video source : News24 Nepal

7.9-magnitude earthquake has shaken Nepal on Saturday, So far killing more than 8000 people and injuring thousand. The most severe damage was seen in Nepal’s capital, where buildings collapsed, burying people alive under the rubble.