M 5 in Nepal on 18 Dec 2014 15:32 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.0M
Depth: 31.28 Km
Lat/Lon: 27.7706 , 86.3571
Event Date: 18 Dec 2014 15:32 UTC
18 Dec 2014 21:17 Local
Exposed Population:
3459358 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 18 Dec 2014 16:25 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.4 0
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1067587 0 18 Dec 2014 15:32 5M, 31.28km N/A 3.5 million (in 100km) 00:52 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Nepal , Zone of Janakpur (population 2,221,955) . The nearest places are Kathmandu, and Sikpasor Khani.

Radius Population
100 km 3.5 million people
75 km 1.5 million people
50 km 580000 people
20 km 84000 people
10 km 16000 people
5 km 6500 people
2 km 3500 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Janakpur Nepal 2.2 million people
Sagarmatha Nepal 1.7 million people
Xizang China 2.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Sikpasor Khani Janakpur Nepal Village - 6 km
Kathmandu Bagmati Nepal Capital 780000 people 103 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Jiri JIR unknown 19 km
Phaplu PPL unknown 36 km
Lukla LUA unknown 38 km

More information

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