Overall Green Earthquake in Nepal on 20 Jun 2015 12:23 UTC

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M 4.7 in Nepal on 20 Jun 2015 12:23 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 1058116
Earthquake Magnitude:	4.7M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	28.5942 , 82.643
Event Date:	20 Jun 2015 12:23 UTC 20 Jun 2015 18:08 Local
Exposed Population:	3330595 people within 100km
Inserted at:	20 Jun 2015 12:55 UTC

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	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

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Latest media headlines

El BM promete a Nepal hasta 500 millones de dólares para su reconstruc.. 6/24/2015 11:56:00 AM.

El Banco Mundial (BM) se comprometió hoy a proporcionar hasta 500 millones de dólares para la reconstrucción de Nepal tras el seísmo del 25 de abril, cantidad que deberá ser ratificada por su directorio ejecutivo el próximo lunes. En un com

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Search and rescue training concludes 6/24/2015 11:52:00 AM.

The U.S. government, in partnership with the Nepal government, through the National Society for Earthquake Technology, commemorated the close of the Collapsed Structure Search and Rescue and Medical First Responder training course at the Ne

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CG Shelter Project gathers momentum 6/24/2015 6:35:00 AM.

KATHMANDU : Chaudhary Foundation has expedited construction of ‘Transitional Homes’ for the victims of devastating earthquake under the CG Shelter Project for Earthquake Victims. Construction of these transitional homes is underway in Kathm

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Ulterior motives 6/24/2015 6:35:00 AM.

There has been a spurt in the number of international non-government organizations (INGOs) working in Nepal after the mega-earthquake of April 25 and its aftershocks. The authorities are having a difficult time in monitoring these organizat

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

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