M 5 in Nepal on 21 Apr 2015 14:02 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 1052602
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.0M
Depth: 41.84 Km
Lat/Lon: 28.8456 , 82.3889
Event Date: 21 Apr 2015 14:02 UTC
21 Apr 2015 19:47 Local
Exposed Population:
2771421 people within 100km
Inserted at: 21 Apr 2015 20:47 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.4 0
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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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 321 | About casualties: 2 | Last hour: 0

Starkes Erdbeben erschüttert NepalSat, 25 Apr 2015 09:20:00 +0200.

Um 8.11 Uhr gab es 77 Kilometer nordwestlich von Kathmandu in Nepal ein starkes Registriert wurden sieben Stösse registriert, zwei davon mit einer Stärke von 7.5 auf der Richterskala. Huge earthquake in Kathmandu. I'm terrified. — Siobhan H
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Un terremoto de magnitud 7,5 en Nepal derrumba varios edificios en su ... Sat, 25 Apr 2015 09:19:00 +0200.

PROFUNDIDAD DE 11,9 KILÓMETROS Un terremoto de magnitud 7,5 en Nepal derrumba varios edificios en su capital Un terremoto de magnitud 7,5 en la escala de Richter ha azotado el centro de Nepal, muy cerca de varias ciudades muy pobladas y de
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Starkes Erdbeben erschüttert NepalSat, 25 Apr 2015 09:18:00 +0200.

Um 8.11 Uhr gab es 77 Kilometer nordwestlich von Kathmandu in Nepal ein starkes Registriert wurden sieben Stösse registriert, zwei davon mit einer Stärke von 7.5 auf der Richterskala. Huge earthquake in Kathmandu. I'm terrified. — Siobhan H
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Earthquake measuring 7.5 hits NepalSat, 25 Apr 2015 09:17:00 +0200.

Powerful earthquake hits Nepal. An powerful earthquake measuring a magnitude of 7.5 has hit close to the capital of Nepal. Witnesses said buildings had collapsed in Kathmandu, and the US Geological Survey warned that heavy damage was expect
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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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),