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The phenomenon that shook Nepal is so rare that the first news reports pointed to something that didn't happen

A rare phenomenon shook Nepal, causing so much confusion that the first news reports indicated that something had happened that ultimately did not. The seismic event recorded was actually caused by an avalanche of ice and debris from a glacier located more than five thousand meters above sea level.

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