Environment
The Nepal Earthquake Was So Powerful It Shook the U.S.
Seismic sensors picked up the massive quake from across the world.
The signature of Nepal's devastating earthquake is all over this visualization of the dreadful event, showing ground motion on April 25 going wild all across the United States. The 7.8-magnitude quake killed more than 6,200 people, with many more unaccounted for, and shrank Mount Everest by about an inch.