M 5.1 in Nepal on 25 Apr 2015 06:37 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1052904
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.1M
Depth: 9.85 Km
Lat/Lon: 27.7239 , 85.8182
Event Date: 25 Apr 2015 06:37 UTC
25 Apr 2015 12:22 Local
Exposed Population:
6858488 people within 100km
Inserted at: 25 Apr 2015 07:27 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
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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Meteo assessment
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 1619 | About casualties: 211 | Last hour: 0

Nepal Earthquake: Kathmandu Zoo Animals Safe; Scores of Dogs, Cats Dea ... Mon, 27 Apr 2015 16:16:00 +0200.

Humane Society International , which has kept an animal rescue team on the ready to be sent to the earthquake-hit country, said its members in Nepal have found that animals at a zoo in Kathmandu are safe. However, there is no news yet about
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Rescue efforts continue in Nepal as fearful survivors sleep in the ope ... Mon, 27 Apr 2015 16:15:00 +0200.

KATHMANDU, 27 April 2015 (IRIN) - At sunrise in Kathmandu’s historic Basantapur Durbar square, army and volunteer rescue workers try to clear the endless mounds of rubble left behind when the city’s historic monuments collapsed. It is feare
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Image of Asia: Rescuing climbers at higher camps on EverestMon, 27 Apr 2015 16:14:00 +0200.

Azim Afif Image of Asia: Rescuing climbers at higher camps on Everest. In this photo provided by Azim Afif, a helicopter prepares to rescue people from camp 1 and 2 at Everest Base Camp, Nepal on Monday, April, 27, 2015. On Saturday, a larg
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The Latest on Nepal Quake: Aid worker in epicenter districtMon, 27 Apr 2015 16:14:00 +0200.

Altaf Qadri The Latest on Nepal Quake: Aid worker in epicenter district. An Indian Air Force person walks carrying a Nepalese child, wounded in Saturday’s earthquake, to a waiting ambulance as the mother rushes to join after they were evacu
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),