The other name of the earthquake occurred in Nepal in April 2015:

The correct answer is Gurkha Earthquake.Key Points

• The 7.6-magnitude Gorkha Earthquake in Nepal struck on April 25, 2015.
• Nearly 76 kilometers (km) to the northwest of Kathmandu was where it originated.
• More than 300 aftershocks followed it.
• Over 100,000 people were hurt, and about 9,000 people died, with about 55% of the fatalities being women.
• Over the previous 150 years, the Himalayan region has experienced four significant earthquakes.
• It includes those that struck Shillong in 1897, Kangra in 1905, Bihar and Nepal in 1934, and Assam in 1950.​​

Important Points 

• 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake:
  • Southern and central Turkey, as well as northern and western Syria, were all affected by an earthquake on February 6, 2023.
  • At 04:17 AM, it happened 34 kilometres west of Gaziantep.
  • Since the Erzincan earthquake in 1939, the mainshock is Turkey's strongest and deadliest earthquake.
  • The earthquake also ranks as Syria's deadliest since 1822.
  • It is the deadliest earthquake worldwide since the 2010 Haiti earthquake and one of the strongest ever felt in the Levant.
  • Israel, Lebanon, Cyprus, and the Turkish Black Sea coast reported feeling it.
  • More than 2,100 aftershocks occurred in the days after the earthquake.
  • Shallow strike-slip faulting led to the seismic pattern.
  • More than 36,900 deaths had been reported as of February 13, 2023.