Nepal: 'equally big earthquakes coming in eastern regions,' expert tells euronews

Nepal: 'equally big earthquakes coming in eastern regions,' expert tells euronews

Following the April 25th earthquake in Nepal, the fault line moved 150km to the east.br br Nepal: A major earthquake measuring 7.4 has struck the town of Namche Bazar, near Mount Everest pic.twitter.comEVFzWtRQK5— euronews (@euronews) May 12, 2015br br br Initial assessments suggest that today’s quake (Tuesday, May 12th) centred on the eastern edge of the new location.br br Another Devastating Earthquake Hit Nepal This Morning pic.twitter.comMTau84S2Ht— VICE (@VICE) May 12, 2015br br br A week prior to today’s earthquake (Tuesday), geological expert Professor Efthimios Lekkas had predicted another imminent, big seismic event.br br At least 40 people have been killed by a second earthquake in Nepal: pic.twitter.comSI3dwqg8t5— Slate (@Slate) May 12, 2015br br br Lekkas explained his prediction to euronews’ Foteini Doulgkeri.br br “I based my prediction on the fact some parts of the plate had remained intact. With today’s earthquake, one more segment broke.


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Uploaded: 2015-05-12

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