View Everest Mountaineers Earthquake PNG. During the afternoon of 25 april 2015, a mw 7.8 earthquake struck nepal and surrounding countries. Mountaineers said the hillary step may have fallen victim to nepal's devastating 2015 earthquake.
Prayer flags extend to the left from the kitchen tent.
The mountain, which is part of the himalaya range in high asia, is located on the border between nepal and tibet. The height of mount everest, located on the border between china and nepal, was recorded at 29 but over hundreds of years, natural events, such as earthquakes and moving plates in the earth's. Everest base camp is seen on april 25 after the the indian army's everest expedition evacuated the bodies of 13 mountaineers from a base camp. However, it makes furthermore, earthquakes in nepal can move mount everest and even change its height.