Ghyachchok

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Ghyachchok is a Gurung Village of Gorkha District, western region of Nepal. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is 1630 metres. [1] The whole village was turned into rubble by the Nepal earthquake of 2015. [2] [3] [4] The earthquake had the nearby Daraudi River the epicentre.

  1. ↑ "Ghyachchok (populated locality)". np.geoview.info. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  2. ↑ "Aftershock Nepal  » Tags » Ghyachchok". www.aftershocknepal.com. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  3. ↑ "Building Back Better". www.cgcf.org.np. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  4. ↑ "Snowfall hits quake survivors of Barpak and Laprak - The Himalayan Times". The Himalayan Times. 2016-01-09. Retrieved 2016-05-17.

28°12′05″N84°42′21″E / 28.20139°N 84.70583°E / 28.20139; 84.70583


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