M 4.7 in Nepal on 15 Aug 2015 18:11 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: 26.54 Km
Lat/Lon: 27.656 , 85.8873
Event Date: 15 Aug 2015 18:11 UTC
15 Aug 2015 23:56 Local
Exposed Population:
7745913 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 15 Aug 2015 20:45 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
1092280 0.1 15 Aug 2015 18:11 4.7M, 26.54km N/A 7.7 million (in 100km) 02:33 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 Tandi.

Radius Population
100 km 7.7 million people
75 km 4.6 million people
50 km 1.8 million people
20 km 250000 people
10 km 56000 people
5 km 17000 people
2 km 1300 people

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Tandi Janakpur Nepal Village - 4 km
Kathmandu Bagmati Nepal Capital 780000 people 56 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 34 km
Tribhuvan International KTM 1347 Civ. Paved Yes 10000 52 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Kulekhani Kulekhani 1982 73 km

More information

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