AIT Consulting conducts post earthquake preliminary structural assessment for Nepal World Bank Office

On 18 September 2011, a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck near the India-Nepal border, 272 km (169 mi) east of Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu. The earthquake which occurred at 18:10 (local time) triggered at least two aftershocks of magnitude 6.1 and 5.3, causing several fatalities, injuries and building damage. The earthquake was felt as far as Kathmandu, and…

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