M 4.7 in Nepal on 25 Apr 2015 08:20 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 1052918
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 27.9528 , 85.7219
Event Date: 25 Apr 2015 08:20 UTC
25 Apr 2015 14:05 Local
Exposed Population:
5435441 people within 100km
Inserted at: 25 Apr 2015 08:53 UTC

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  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.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
Analytical products
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 708 | About casualties: 172 | Last hour: 0

Devastating Nepal earthquake kills hundreds, triggers avalanchesSat, 25 Apr 2015 13:53:00 +0200.

Nepalese rescue members remove the body from Darahara Tower in Kathmandu. AFP AFP/Kathmandu. A powerful earthquake struck Nepal and sent tremors through northern India on Saturday, killing hundreds of people, toppling a 19th-century tower i
...(more)
Al menos 688 muertos en el seísmo de magnitud 7,9 en NepalSat, 25 Apr 2015 13:53:00 +0200.

DERRUMBE DE VARIOS EDIFICIOS Al menos 688 muertos en el seísmo de magnitud 7,9 en Nepal La Policía de Nepal ha confirmado la muerte de al menos 688 personas por el terremoto que ha afectado este sábado al país, aunque ha advertido de que se
...(more)
Un terremoto de 7,9 grados en la escala de Richter sacude Nepal: al me ... Sat, 25 Apr 2015 13:50:00 +0200.

Un terremoto de 7,9 grados en la escala de Richter sacude Nepal y deja m�s 600 muertos Nepal ha sufrido un se�smo de 7,9 grados en la escala de Richter que, en una primera estimaci�n, ya ha provocado m�s de 600 muertos. Temas En varias zon
...(more)
Al menos 600 muertos por el terremoto de NepalSat, 25 Apr 2015 13:50:00 +0200.

Un terremoto de 7,9 en la escala de Richter ha sacudido este sábado la zona centro de Nepal, según el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos, que ha elevado al alza su primer análisis sobre la magnitud del seísmo, sentido también en India y P
...(more)

View more news

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),