Last year two University of Nevada students trekked to Nepal to study the seismic effects after a deadly earthquake shook the region. What they didn't expect, was to experience a 7.3 magnitude aftershock.Â
Almost a year ago, these students were in Nepal documenting their trip. Now they want to share their experience so we are prepared if a major earthquake were to ever happen here in the United States.Â
Ian Pierce, a graduate student said, "Every part of the world has earthquakes and they effect the earth differently. Really it's good to just be prepared for an earthquake and to have food and water and be ready to on your own for at least a couple days after a big earthquake."
Steve Angster and Ian Pierce met their professor in Kathmandu in 2015 after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated Nepal. They set out to see if the earthquake had ruptured up to the surface. After the second earthquake hit, they were safe, but thousands of people died as a result of the multiple quakes. That's why they want to share what they learned about earthquake hazards and the destruction.
Stephen Angster, another graduate student said, "We were expecting this earthquake. It wasn't as large as we were expecting, but they do occur here and it's something to think of you start building cities."
Angster and Pierce both say they plan to continue sharing their stories and researching seismology.
