Cedim forensic disaster analysis group, catdat and. About latest earthquakes version info clicking the list icon in the top right corner will load the earthquake list. Its epicenter was east of gorkha district at barpak, gorkha, and its hypocenter was at a depth of. Visit the usgs event page to learn more about this earthquake. Landsat 8 reveals extent of quake disaster in nepals.
Within the 11 districts worst affected by the earthquake. Pdf introduction to the gorkha earthquake researchgate. Echo factsheet nepal earthquake august 2016 page 2 3 humanitarian situation and needs background and situation in the country a powerful 7. The deadly izmit earthquake struck northwest turkey on august 17, 1999, at 3 a.
Prior to the 20th century, a large earthquake in 1833 is thought to have ruptured a similar area as the 2015 event. This earthquake is the largest to have hit the nepal region in over 80 years. Earthquake history of nepal historical photos nepali. A comparison of qcn data with waveforms recorded by a conventional strongmotion netquakes instrument validates the qcn data. For these estimates, we applied a novel waveform inversion formulation that mitigates the effect of greens. Geological survey usgs issued an updated aftershock forecast, noting that the number of aftershocks is decreasing faster than expected. Nepal was the most severely affected, but casualties were also reported.
As soon as we have images available showing the devastation in nepal, i am sure they will appear, but so far that image or others very like it is all we have. Hundreds of aftershocks have occurred to date from this event, including a magnitude 7. National seismological center recent earthquakes in nepal. Perhaps the image of an evacuation in kolkata in eastern india doesnt best describe the earthquake, which affected nepal the most.
Pdf characteristics and consequence of nepal earthquake. Katmandu before and after the april 2015 earthquake satellite imagery of katmandu in the aftermath of the 2015 earthquake in nepal. Educational slides on the 2015 nepal earthquake sequence and its aftershocsks. Immediate lessons from the nepal earthquake the lancet. A 78 magnitude earthquake struck nepal at 1156 h local time on saturday, april 25. Many thousands of people died as a result, with most casualties reported in nepal, including on mount everest, and. Pdf this chapter is the introduction to the book and briefly describes the gorkha earthquake and its impact on nepal. Several additional aftershocks occurred on may 12 and.
Clicking the options icon in the top right corner lets you change which earthquakes are displayed, and many other map and list options. October ject also focused decisionmaker thinking on the necessity for. Geological survey usgs earthquake disaster assistance team edat arrived in nepals capital city of kathmandu to assist the national society for earthquake technologynepal nset with gathering data and monitoring aftershocks to learn more about the potential for future earthquake hazards in nepal. Fun and educational resources including science fair ideas and earthquake science you can understand.
Hough, and charleen hung abstract to augment limited instrumental recordings of the mw 7. It severely damaged kathmandu, and is thought to have caused about 10,600 fatalities. About 9,000 people were killed, many thousands more were injured, and more than 600,000 structures in kathmandu and other nearby towns were either damaged or destroyed. Unesco world heritage site unesco has declared 7 world heritage sites, all inside kathmandu valley. Integrated seismic source model of the 2015 gorkha, nepal. According to the gon, the april 25 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks have resulted in more than 8,200 deaths and injured nearly 17,900. Usgs resources and links to outside educational resources. Clicking the map icon in the top right corner will load the map. Among the killed were the king of kathmandu valley, abahya malla. Assessment of existing and potential landslide hazards resulting from the april 25, 2015 gorkha, nepal earthquake sequence. Nepal epicentre of the earthquake, november 2011 as of 14 november 2011. Nepal 2015 earthquake sequence educational slides detailed description. Media depiction of the epicentre of the 25 april 2015 earthquake 12 figure 2. The role of scientific evidence during the 2015 nepal.
United nations resident coordinator office factsheets highlighting earthquake and landslide risk 29 figures figure 1. In the first 2 hours after the may 12th event, 6 further aftershocks have occurred to the southwest and southeast of that earthquake. The epicenter was on the border of dolakha and sindhupalchowk, two districts of nepal. Integrated strategic environmental assessment in postearthquake nepal 20152017. This earthquake occurred on the same fault as the larger magnitude 7. No exact date, time or magnitude is forecasted usgs, realtime world earthquake map. During the earthquake nearly one third of the total population of kathmandu were killed. At least 39 dead after another powerful earthquake hits nepal cnn, 12. The usgs produces a statistical analysis of the expected number or probability of aftershocks, in a given time period, based on past earthquakes and the aftershocks recorded in nepal. It was the most powerful earthquake to strike nepal since the 1934 nepalbihar earthquake.
Geological survey netquakes sensors located in the kathmandu valley. Integrated strategic environmental assessment in post. Its a city of 700,000 inhabitants, popular with tourists planning to treck in himalayas, home of mount everest. Situation overview dolakha, one of the districts worst affected by the 25 april earthquake, was struck again by the 7. A major earthquake occurred in nepal on 12 may 2015 at 12. Todays earthquakes in nepal map of earthquakes today. Loss of lives and properties from disaster 20682071. Welcome to national seisomology center the federal democratic republic of nepal is located at the boundary between indian and tibetan tectonic plates and therefore lies in a seismically active region. Nepal earthquake overview last updated 042915 the boundaries and names used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the u.
Project report on earthquake detector free download as powerpoint presentation. Several aftershocks have occured since then, notably a 6. Besides the hardest hit central nepal, the adjoining areas of india, tibet, and bangladesh were affected and avalanches triggered on mount everest. It was the largest earthquake to strike nepal in over 80 years. Nepal 2015 earthquake sequence educational slides usgs. Earthquake engineering and engineering vibration, 112, 257268. The earthquake magnitude at that time is believed to be around 7. This earthquake and aftershocks, referred to as the gorkha earthquake sequence, caused thousands of fatalities, damaged and destroyed entire villages, and displaced millions of residents. The focus is the point on the fault surface where motion begins. Science briefs about new earthquake research written for nonscientists. The earthquake of june 7, 1255 ad 10 bs is the first recorded earthquake in the history of nepal. The april 2015 nepal earthquake also known as the gorkha earthquake killed nearly 9,000 people and injured nearly 22,000. Over 14,000 residents of the region were killed as poorly constructed. The epicentre was close to kathmandu, the capital city of nepal.
The usaid disaster assistance response team dartcomprising nearly humanitarian and urban searchandrescue usar personnelare en route to nepal. Assessment of existing and potential landslide hazards. That tremor, plus subsequent aftershocks, left more than 9,100 people dead and nearly 25,000 others injured. Nepal earthquake of 2015, also called gorkha earthquake, severe earthquake that struck near the city of kathmandu in central nepal on april 25, 2015. Centuriesold landmarks crumbled from the quakes intensity. Usgs, as of 4272015 mmi is a measure of ground shaking and is different from overall earthquake magnitude as measured by the. The inclusion of landslide maps into nepal earthquake assessment unit updates 28 box 3. The epicenter is the point on earths surface directly above the focus.