M 5.1 in Nepal on 27 Apr 2015 12:35 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: 5.1M
Depth: 29.42 Km
Lat/Lon: 26.827 , 88.1055
Event Date: 27 Apr 2015 12:35 UTC
27 Apr 2015 18:20 Local
Exposed Population:
15025640 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 27 Apr 2015 13:57 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.6 0.6
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
1077937 0 27 Apr 2015 12:35 5.1M, 67.11km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:21 NEIC
1077944 0.6 27 Apr 2015 12:35 5.1M, 29.42km N/A 15 million (in 100km) 01:21 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 Mechi (population 1,205,060) . The nearest places are Saidpur, and Mirik.

Radius Population
100 km 14.4 million people
75 km 8.2 million people
50 km 3.8 million people
20 km 350000 people
10 km 22000 people
5 km 5900 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Mechi Nepal 1.2 million people
West Bengal India 58.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Mirik West Bengal India Village 10000 people 4 km
Saidpur Rajshahi Bangladesh Major city 3.4 million people 141 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
Baghdogra IXB 126 Mil. Paved No 9000 26 km
Chandragadhi 91 Civ. Unpaved No 5000 33 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Gazaldova Teesta n/a 44 km

More information

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