Overall Orange Earthquake alert in Nepal on 12 May 2015 07:17 UTC

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M 5.6 in Nepal on 12 May 2015 07:17 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	5.6M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	27.792 , 86.1334
Event Date:	12 May 2015 07:17 UTC 12 May 2015 13:02 Local
Exposed Population:	5350000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	12 May 2015 07:49 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	1		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.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1080106		1	12 May 2015 07:17	5.6M, 10km	N/A	5.4 million (in 100km)		00:31	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 ,of Janakpur (population 148,561) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity	Population
	150000 people
	400000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0	1080106	27.792/86.133	5.6	10	0	17 Oct 2016 10:34	524d 03:17	(new episode)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Janakpur	Nepal	150000 people
Janakpur	Nepal	280000 people
Bagmati	Nepal	92000 people
Xizang	China	<1000 people
Sagarmatha	Nepal	26000 people
Janakpur	Nepal	2.9 million people
Bagmati	Nepal	4.4 million people
Xizang	China	74000 people
Sagarmatha	Nepal	2.3 million people
Kosi	Nepal	2.5 million people
Narayani	Nepal	3.4 million people
Bihar	India	68.3 million people
Gandaki	Nepal	73000 people
Mechi	Nepal	930000 people
Lumbini	Nepal	770000 people
West Bengal	India	3.5 million people
Uttar Pradesh	India	7 million people
Rajshahi	Bangladesh	380000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Barahbise	Bagmati	Nepal	Village	-	23 km
Ramechhap	Janakpur	Nepal	Village	-	52 km
Congdü	Xizang (Tibet)	China	Village	-	48 km
Zhangdong	Xizang (Tibet)	China	Village	-	57 km
Banepa	Bagmati	Nepal	Village	17000 people	63 km
Okhaldhunga	Sagarmatha	Nepal	Village	-	64 km
Ko-ya-ta-ko	Xizang (Tibet)	China	Village	-	67 km
Bhaktapur	Bagmati	Nepal	City	76000 people	71 km
Langtang	Bagmati	Nepal	Village	-	72 km
Patan	Bagmati	Nepal	City	-	80 km
Kathmandu	Bagmati	Nepal	Capital	780000 people	81 km
Syaburbensi	Bagmati	Nepal	Village	-	89 km
Kisipidi	Bagmati	Nepal	Village	-	92 km
Rasua	Bagmati	Nepal	Village	-	93 km
Beklot	Bagmati	Nepal	Village	-	96 km
Ramche	Bagmati	Nepal	Village	-	97 km
Tingri	Xizang (Tibet)	China	City	-	99 km
Nailung	Xizang (Tibet)	China	Village	-	100 km
Bhimphedi	Narayani	Nepal	Village	-	103 km
Gyirong	Xizang (Tibet)	China	Village	-	105 km
Bingara	Narayani	Nepal	Village	-	105 km
Banrapati	Janakpur	Nepal	Village	-	107 km
Hsi-mu-ti	Xizang (Tibet)	China	Village	-	107 km
Waleng	Kosi	Nepal	Village	-	108 km
Dingla	Kosi	Nepal	Village	-	110 km
Mêmo	Xizang (Tibet)	China	Village	-	110 km
Sripur	Janakpur	Nepal	Village	-	111 km
Gurdham	Sagarmatha	Nepal	Village	-	112 km
Chi-lung	Xizang (Tibet)	China	Village	-	113 km
Bhojpur	Kosi	Nepal	Village	-	114 km
Xaga	Xizang (Tibet)	China	Village	-	114 km
Mainpu	Xizang (Tibet)	China	Village	-	114 km
Bela Muchhpakauni	Janakpur	Nepal	Village	-	116 km
Hetauda	Narayani	Nepal	Village	84000 people	116 km
Kaimar	Xizang (Tibet)	China	Village	-	117 km
Bairia	Narayani	Nepal	Village	-	118 km
Malangwa	Janakpur	Nepal	City	20000 people	119 km
Janakpur	Janakpur	Nepal	Village	93000 people	119 km
Lo-chun	Xizang (Tibet)	China	Village	-	120 km
Dhading	Bagmati	Nepal	Village	-	120 km
Sibrung	Kosi	Nepal	Village	-	123 km
Karigaon	Gandaki	Nepal	Village	-	123 km
Lahan	Sagarmatha	Nepal	Village	27000 people	124 km
Kampu Ghat	Sagarmatha	Nepal	Village	-	125 km
Shatsal	Xizang (Tibet)	China	Village	-	125 km
Sirha	Sagarmatha	Nepal	Village	-	126 km
Jaleswar	Janakpur	Nepal	Village	-	131 km
Sursand	Bihar	India	Village	-	134 km
Madhwapur	Janakpur	Nepal	Village	-	134 km
Jaynagar	Bihar	India	City	20000 people	134 km
Batra	Narayani	Nepal	Village	-	134 km
Orma	Xizang (Tibet)	China	Village	-	135 km
Bêbar	Xizang (Tibet)	China	Village	-	138 km
Kalaiya	Narayani	Nepal	Village	32000 people	140 km
Hathikharka	Kosi	Nepal	Village	-	145 km
Sitamarhi	Bihar	India	City	57000 people	147 km
Lu-lu	Xizang (Tibet)	China	Village	-	147 km
Dumra	Bihar	India	Village	16000 people	149 km
Depura	Bihar	India	Village	-	150 km
Janakpur Road	Bihar	India	Village	15000 people	151 km
Birganj	Narayani	Nepal	City	110000 people	151 km
Garia	Sagarmatha	Nepal	Village	-	152 km
Laukaho	Bihar	India	Village	-	152 km
Raxual	Bihar	India	Village	-	155 km
Dhaka	Bihar	India	Village	33000 people	156 km
Dharan	Kosi	Nepal	City	-	156 km
Bhikhna Thori	Narayani	Nepal	Village	-	158 km
Hanumannagar	Sagarmatha	Nepal	Village	-	159 km
Madhubani	Bihar	India	City	71000 people	159 km
Jhawani	Narayani	Nepal	Village	-	160 km
Jale	Bihar	India	Village	-	161 km
Pipra	Kosi	Nepal	Village	-	164 km
Belsand	Bihar	India	Village	19000 people	166 km
Narayangarh	Narayani	Nepal	Village	-	168 km
Jhanjharpur	Bihar	India	Village	24000 people	170 km
Nirmalj	Bihar	India	City	-	170 km
Motihari	Bihar	India	City	100000 people	176 km
Sagauli	Bihar	India	Village	34000 people	179 km
Haraincha	Kosi	Nepal	Village	-	180 km
Madhuban	Bihar	India	Village	-	180 km
Madhepur	Bihar	India	City	-	181 km
Shikarpur	Bihar	India	City	-	182 km
Chanpatia	Bihar	India	Village	23000 people	183 km
Darbhanga	Bihar	India	City	290000 people	184 km
Chakia	Bihar	India	Village	17000 people	187 km
Madhura	Bihar	India	Village	-	187 km
Gobardhana	Bihar	India	Village	-	188 km
Kantai	Bihar	India	Village	-	189 km
Biratnagar	Kosi	Nepal	City	170000 people	191 km
Supaul	Bihar	India	Village	59000 people	191 km
Narainapur	Bihar	India	Village	-	192 km
Bahera	Bihar	India	Village	-	192 km
Kataia	Bihar	India	Village	-	193 km
Sharfuddinpur	Bihar	India	Village	-	195 km
Bettiah	Bihar	India	City	130000 people	195 km
Rangeli	Kosi	Nepal	Village	-	199 km
Muzaffarpur	Bihar	India	City	330000 people	200 km
Dulharpatti	Bihar	India	Village	-	200 km
Forbesganj	Bihar	India	City	45000 people	202 km
Naurangia	Bihar	India	Village	-	202 km
Amhara	Bihar	India	Village	-	205 km
Baheri	Bihar	India	Village	-	205 km

see full list

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				0	20 km
Phaplu	PPL	unknown				0	54 km
Lukla	LUA	unknown				0	60 km
Rumjartar	RUM	unknown				0	68 km
Tribhuvan International	KTM	1347	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10000	77 km
Lamidanda	LDN	unknown				0	80 km
Mountain	MWP	unknown				0	82 km
Ramechap	RHP	unknown				0	100 km
Bhojpur	BHP	unknown				0	114 km
Tumlingtar	TMI	518	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4000	119 km
Janakpur	JKR	78	Civ.	Paved	No	3300	122 km
Simara	SIF	137	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4000	134 km
Rajbiraj	RJB	76	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4200	153 km
Raxaul		79	Civ.	Paved	No	3600	158 km
Bharatpur	BHR	183	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3800	169 km
Darbhanga		48				0	178 km
Biratnagar	BIR	74	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5000	183 km
Meghauli	MEY	183	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3500	189 km
Jogbani		59				0	202 km
Muzaffarpur	MZU	53	Civ.	Paved	No	4000	203 km
Chandragadhi		91	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5000	236 km
Baghdogra	IXB	126	Mil.	Paved	No	9000	250 km
Purnea		39				0	259 km
Chapra		54				0	261 km
Bihta		55				0	274 km

Ports

Intensity	Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
	Patna		India	256 km

Dams

Intensity	Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
		Kulekhani	Kulekhani	1982	99 km

More information

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