Struck on 25th April 2015 at 11:56am
7.8 magnitude
Struck in the Gorkha district in Nepal
The epicentre was in Barpak, 80km northwest of Kathmandu
The focus was 15km deep
Lasted approximately 50 seconds

Historic buildings and temples in Kathmandu destroyed
Dharahara tower, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was destroyed
There were no compulsory building standards so many modern buildings collapsed
Around 600,000 buildings were destroyed
Reduction in food, water and electricity supply

There were 352 aftershocks
A second earthquake of magnitude 7.3 occurred on 12 May 2015

An avalanche that swept through Everest Base Camp killed 19 people, including tourists and Sherpas
Sherpas are a Nepalese ethnic group who work as porters, guides and cooks and tourism income helps lift them from poverty
Tourism supplied 1.1 million jobs in Nepal but until recovery, tourism and employment will continue to shrink
The earthquake struck before monsoon season when rice is grown
Rice is a big part of Nepalese diet and two- thirds of the population depended on farming
Rice stores were ruined by rubble, causing food and income loss

Tourism can help lift people out of poverty in Nepal
Nepal's GDP was 8.9% tourism as stated by the World Travel and Tourism Council in 2014, this was expected to increase by 5.8% in 2015
Until Nepal recovers from the earthquake, tourism and employment will continue to fall as well as income
Rice stores were destroyed by rubble which caused income loss as two-thirds of the population depend on farming

The earthquake caused an avalanche on Mount Everest

Nepal requested international help
The UK's DEC raised $216 million by September 2015
The Red Cross provided 225.000 people tents
The UN and WHO gave out medical supplies as the monsoon season had begun which bought waterborne disease
Mountainous terrain and poor roads made it difficult for aid to reach remote villages
315,000 people were cut off by road and 75,000 unreachable by air
Sherpas helped hike supplies to remote areas
Facebook added a safety feature so people could show if they were safe
Several telephone companies didn't charge for calls

Nepal's government, the EU, UN, World Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency and Asian Development Bank did a Post-Disaster Needs Assessment
23 areas required rebuilding including housing, schools, roads, monuments and agriculture
8 months after, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported $274 million had been given for recovery efforts
The Durbar Square heritage sites were reopened in June 2015 for tourism season
Mount Everest was reopened for tourism in August 2015
In February 2016, the Tourism Ministry extended climbing permits purchased in 2015 to be valid until 2017 to encourage tourists to return
6 months later, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN started a recovery stage
People were trained to maintain and repair irrigation channels damaged by landslides
Nepal needs $6.7 billion to recover, around a third of the economy
3% of the population have been put into poverty, around 1 million people