At least 4,000 people have died following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake (and a series of aftershocks, at least one of which measured 6.7) in Nepal. There has been massive damage in the cities, tragic consequences on Everest, and reports of widespread destruction in remote villages. Buzzfeed is tracking the latest developments.

+ “The ground is shaking.” A video catches a glimpse of an avalanche as it strikes basecamp. The Nepal earthquake was a reminder of the awesome and awful power of nature in a place that needed no such reminder.

+ InFocus has a photo collection of Nepal after the earthquake. And here are more photos collected by The Guardian.

+ The NYT’s Kenneth Chang on the ancient collision that made this earthquake inevitable.

+ Google engineer Dan Fredinburg was killed on Everest. Fredinburg had photographed several of the world’s highest peaks for the rest of us to see via Street View.