Why major earthquakes in Nepal are unlikely to stop any time soon

May 14, 2015 09:44

With two earthquakes killing more than 8,000 people in Nepal and injuring thousands of others, many are wondering when the shaking will stop. The answer? Not any time soon.

The magnitude-7.8 earthquake that hit the country on April 25 lifted an area around the city of Kathmandu by about one metre. Some data suggest that the Himalayan range, including Mount Everest, may have dropped as a result. However, the changes are likely temporary, as the fault and area around it settle.

But the energy that has been stored from that movement of tectonic plates is a worry for seismologists and geophysicists around the world: most believe that the energy stored hasn't yet been released. And that is bad news for people living in the region.

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