# 2015 Mount Everest avalanches

_2015 mountaineering disaster_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> In the afternoon of 25 April 2015, a 7.8 moment magnitude earthquake struck Nepal and surrounding countries. Tremors from the quake triggered an avalanche from Pumori into Base Camp on Mount Everest. At least 24 people were killed, surpassing the toll of an avalanche that occurred in 2014 as the deadliest disaster on the mountain.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** avalanche; disaster ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19839023#P31))
- **Coordinates:** 28.2310, 84.7310

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): 2015 Mount Everest avalanches](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Mount_Everest_avalanches) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q19839023](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19839023) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Mount-Everest.jpg by Joe Hastings (CC BY 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount-Everest.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article 2015 Mount Everest avalanches, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Mount-Everest.jpg — Joe Hastings, CC BY 2.0.

## Cite this page

"2015 Mount Everest avalanches". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/2015-mount-everest-avalanches. Retrieved 4 November 2026.