M 4.9 in Nepal on 25 Apr 2015 08:16 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 1052916
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 27.6733 , 85.6878
Event Date: 25 Apr 2015 08:16 UTC
25 Apr 2015 14:01 Local
Exposed Population:
8253233 people within 100km
Inserted at: 25 Apr 2015 08:49 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
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: 6159 | About casualties: 970 | Last hour: 0

Auxilian a damnificados por el sismo en NepalWed, 29 Apr 2015 08:15:00 +0200.

GORKHA.— Helicópteros surcaban este martes los cielos sobre las montañas de un distrito remoto cerca del epicentro del terremoto que mató a más de 4.600 personas para entregar provisiones de emergencia y llevarse a los heridos. Además, hay
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Quake survivor trapped for 82 hoursWed, 29 Apr 2015 08:13:00 +0200.

A man pulled from the rubble of a collapsed hotel by a French rescue team more than three days after the deadly Nepal earthquake says he was forced to drink his own urine to survive. Rishi Khanal, 27, had just finished lunch at a hotel in
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The Latest on Nepal: Dozens arrested for looting, rumorsWed, 29 Apr 2015 08:13:00 +0200.

The Latest on Nepal: Dozens arrested for looting, spreading rumors about impending big quake Nepalese people sit atop buses as they head to their villages in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Thousands of people are lining up at
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Nepal quake survivor drank urine while trapped for 82 hoursWed, 29 Apr 2015 08:13:00 +0200.

Nepal quake survivor drank urine while trapped in rubble for 82 hours, saved by French team Survivor Rishi Khanal, 27, is freed by French rescuers from the ruins of a three-story hotel in the Gangabu area of Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April
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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),