M 4.6 in Nepal on 25 Apr 2015 13:30 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: 4.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 28.1078 , 85.0726
Event Date: 25 Apr 2015 13:30 UTC
25 Apr 2015 19:15 Local
Exposed Population:
5790627 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 25 Apr 2015 13:53 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 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.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1077684 0 25 Apr 2015 13:30 4.6M, 10km N/A 5.8 million (in 100km) 00:22 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 Bagmati (population 2,425,622) . The nearest places are Kathmandu, and Barang.

Radius Population
100 km 5.8 million people
75 km 4.3 million people
50 km 1.7 million people
20 km 160000 people
10 km 24000 people
5 km 5300 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bagmati Nepal 2.4 million people
Gandaki Nepal 1.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Barang Bagmati Nepal Village - 5 km
Kathmandu Bagmati Nepal Capital 780000 people 51 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
Mountain MWP unknown 28 km
Tribhuvan International KTM 1347 Civ. Paved Yes 10000 54 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Kulekhani Kulekhani 1982 58 km

More information

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