M 6.6 in Nepal on 25 Apr 2015 06:45 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

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

Earthquake Magnitude: 6.6M
Depth: 14.62 Km
Lat/Lon: 28.1927 , 84.8645
Event Date: 25 Apr 2015 06:45 UTC
25 Apr 2015 12:30 Local
Exposed Population: 6220000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 25 Apr 2015 07:25 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 2 2
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

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1077588 1.9 25 Apr 2015 06:45 6.5M, 10km N/A 6.1 million (in 100km) 00:07 GEOFON
1077598 2 25 Apr 2015 06:45 6.6M, 14.62km N/A 6.2 million (in 100km) 00:39 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 Gandaki (population 2,227) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity Population
2200 people
200000 people
1.2 million people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1077598 28.193/84.864 6.6 14.62 0 17 Oct 2016 10:31 541d 03:46 (new episode)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Gandaki Nepal 2200 people
Gandaki Nepal 130000 people
Bagmati Nepal 73000 people
Gandaki Nepal 360000 people
Bagmati Nepal 340000 people
Xizang China <1000 people
Narayani Nepal 470000 people
Lumbini Nepal 6500 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ku-la-ko Gandaki Nepal Village - 6 km
Karigaon Gandaki Nepal Village - 19 km
Olang Gandaki Nepal Village - 24 km
Munge Gandaki Nepal Village - 33 km
Dhading Bagmati Nepal Village - 37 km
Ramche Bagmati Nepal Village - 37 km
Chepe Ghat Gandaki Nepal Village - 41 km
Bartar Gandaki Nepal Village - 45 km
Narayangarh Narayani Nepal Village - 71 km
Jhawani Narayani Nepal Village - 75 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Gorkha GKH 457 Civ. Unpaved No 3600 43 km
Bharatpur BHR 183 Civ. Unpaved No 3800 71 km

More information

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