M 5 in Nepal on 13 May 2015 21:38 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 27.7255 , 86.0674
Event Date: 13 May 2015 21:38 UTC
14 May 2015 03:23 Local
Exposed Population:
5972495 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 13 May 2015 21:59 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.4 0.4
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
1080364 0.4 13 May 2015 21:38 5M, 10km N/A 6 million (in 100km) 00:21 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 Charikot.

Radius Population
100 km 6 million people
75 km 4 million people
50 km 1.2 million people
20 km 180000 people
10 km 46000 people
5 km 10000 people
2 km 1200 people

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Charikot Janakpur Nepal Village - 8 km
Kathmandu Bagmati Nepal Capital 780000 people 70 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 23 km
Phaplu PPL unknown 60 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Kulekhani Kulekhani 1982 88 km

More information

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