M 4.8 in Nepal on 16 May 2015 03:39 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: 4.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 27.638 , 85.705
Event Date: 16 May 2015 03:39 UTC
16 May 2015 09:24 Local
Exposed Population:
8253233 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 16 May 2015 04:03 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
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
1080690 0.2 16 May 2015 03:39 4.8M, 10km N/A 8.3 million (in 100km) 00:23 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 Bagmati (population 2,425,622) . The nearest places are Kathmandu, and Dolalghat.

Radius Population
100 km 8.3 million people
75 km 5 million people
50 km 3.4 million people
20 km 620000 people
10 km 140000 people
5 km 24000 people
2 km 2700 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bagmati Nepal 2.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Dolalghat Bagmati Nepal Village - 3 km
Kathmandu Bagmati Nepal Capital 780000 people 37 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
Tribhuvan International KTM 1347 Civ. Paved Yes 10000 33 km
Mountain MWP unknown 50 km
Jiri JIR unknown 54 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Kulekhani Kulekhani 1982 53 km

More information

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