M 4.7 in Nepal on 22 May 2015 10:59 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: 4.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 28.0074 , 84.9701
Event Date: 22 May 2015 10:59 UTC
22 May 2015 16:44 Local
Exposed Population:
6874124 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 22 May 2015 11:33 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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
1081511 0.1 22 May 2015 10:59 4.7M, 10km N/A 6.9 million (in 100km) 00:33 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 Karigaon.

Radius Population
100 km 6.9 million people
75 km 4.9 million people
50 km 2.3 million people
20 km 360000 people
10 km 88000 people
5 km 27000 people
2 km 2000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bagmati Nepal 2.4 million people
Gandaki Nepal 1.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Karigaon Gandaki Nepal Village - 7 km
Kathmandu Bagmati Nepal Capital 780000 people 48 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
Mountain MWP unknown 36 km
Gorkha GKH 457 Civ. Unpaved No 3600 50 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Kulekhani Kulekhani 1982 50 km

More information

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