M 4.7 in Nepal on 20 Jun 2015 12:23 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: 28.5942 , 82.643
Event Date: 20 Jun 2015 12:23 UTC
20 Jun 2015 18:08 Local
Exposed Population:
3330595 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 20 Jun 2015 12:55 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
1085221 0.1 20 Jun 2015 12:23 4.7M, 10km N/A 3.3 million (in 100km) 00:32 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 Rapti (population 1,128,149) . The nearest places are and Padmi.

Radius Population
100 km 3.3 million people
75 km 2 million people
50 km 800000 people
20 km 130000 people
10 km 37000 people
5 km 13000 people
2 km 1800 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Rapti Nepal 1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Padmi Rapti Nepal Village - 12 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
Rolpa RPA unknown 12 km
Dolpa DOP unknown 48 km

More information

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