M 5.2 in Nepal on 12 May 2015 21:25 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: 5.2M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 27.7767 , 84.5866
Event Date: 12 May 2015 21:25 UTC
13 May 2015 03:10 Local
Exposed Population:
11621668 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 12 May 2015 21:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.7 0.7
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
1080227 0.7 12 May 2015 21:25 5.2M, 10km N/A 11.6 million (in 100km) 00:20 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 Narayani (population 2,016,677) . The nearest places are Kathmandu, and Upardang Gadhi.

Radius Population
100 km 11.6 million people
75 km 5.8 million people
50 km 1.9 million people
20 km 230000 people
10 km 9000 people
5 km 1500 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Narayani Nepal 2 million people
Gandaki Nepal 1.4 million people
Bagmati Nepal 2.4 million people
Lumbini Nepal 2.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Upardang Gadhi Narayani Nepal Village - 3 km
Kathmandu Bagmati Nepal Capital 780000 people 72 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
Bharatpur BHR 183 Civ. Unpaved No 3800 20 km
Gorkha GKH 457 Civ. Unpaved No 3600 31 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Kulekhani Kulekhani 1982 60 km

More information

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