The Tragedy that Shook Everest was an earthquake followed by an avalanche which was the most powerful earthquake to happen in 80 years. The Earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 that is almost the highest magnitude an earthquake can get. The earthquake struck kathmandu valley at 11:56am. The earthquake destroyed the khumbu icefall. The avalanche that followed the earthquake wiped out the whole base camp of everest.
The earthquake/avalanche that wiped out base camp also killed many people that were on Mount Everest. 13 people were found dead on mount everest. A total of 20 people died because of the earthquake and avalanche.
On the day of this horrible tragedy there were three google executives