Travel Blog Kathmandu Asia When Travel Insurance Counts: The Nepal Earthquake 26 August 2015 On 25 April 2015, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Kathmandu in Nepal . Almost immediately, Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport was Read Time: 2.4 mins Categories Adventure (285) Africa (33) Airlines (134) Antarctica (8) Asia (369) Australia (535) Beach (214) Business Travel (143) Business Travel News (262) Celebrity Travel (24) Central America (19) Consultant Speak (20) Cruise (148) Culinary (302) Destinations (1,077) Entertainment (90) Europe (232) Events & Festivals (151) Family (228) First and Business (112) Hotels (145) Infographics (7) Inspiration (799) Lifestyle (83) Nature & Wildlife (289) New Zealand (115) North America (311) Quiz (16) Rail (26) Road Trip (101) Romance (104) Shopping (67) Ski (48) South America (45) Sport (53) The Caribbean (17) The Middle East (27) The South Pacific (94) The United Kingdom (124) Tours (96) Travel News (158) Travel Tips (214) Video (12)