Red

Alert

Earthquake
Shaking
M 7.8, NEPAL

PAGER
Version 5

Origin Time: Sat 2015-04-25 06:11:26 UTC (11:56:26 local)

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Location: 28.15 N 84.71 E Depth: 15 km
FOR TSUNAMI INFORMATION, SEE: tsunami.gov

Estimated Fatalities

3%
1

10

33%

15%
100

1,000
Fatalities

Red alert for shaking-related fatalities and Estimated

economic losses. High casualties and
extensive damage are probable and the
disaster is likely widespread. Past red alerts
have required a national or international
17% response.

32%

10,000

Created: 4 hours, 3 minutes after earthquake

Estimated economic losses are 9-50%

GDP of Nepal.

100,000

Economic Losses

8%

1%

10

24%

35%

23%

8%

10,000
100
1,000
100,000
USD (Millions)

Estimated Population Exposed to Earthquake Shaking

ESTIMATED POPULATION
EXPOSURE (k = x1000)

- -*

- -*

14,695k* 102,530k* 29,194k

3,676k

964k

728k

Not felt

Weak

Light

Moderate

Strong

Very Strong

Severe

Violent

Extreme

none

none

none

V. Light

Light

Moderate

Moderate/Heavy

Heavy

V. Heavy

none

none

none

Light

Moderate

Moderate/Heavy

Heavy

V. Heavy

V. Heavy

ESTIMATED MODIFIED
MERCALLI INTENSITY
PERCEIVED SHAKING
Resistant
Structures
Vulnerable
Structures

POTENTIAL
DAMAGE

*Estimated exposure only includes population within the map area.

Population Exposure
82E

population per ~1 sq. km from Landscan

IV

84E

IV

86E

IV

Zhadong
Zhadong
Saga
Saga

Jumla
Jumla

Ngamring
Ngamring

Zongga
Zongga

Dailekh
Dailekh

Jomsom
Jomsom

Surkhet
Surkhet

Tulsipur
Tulsipur
Bhojpur
Bhojpur
Bhinga
Bhinga

Balrampur
Balrampur
Utraula
Utraula

Gonda
Gonda
Mankapur
Mankapur

Xegar
Xegar

Pisang
Pisang

VI

Chitre
Chitre
Baglung
Baglung

Salyan
Salyan
Pyuthan
Pyuthan

Pokhara

Waling
Waling
Tansen
Tansen

Butwal
Butwal
Bhairahawa
Bhairahawa
Nautanwa
Nautanwa

29N

Chongdui
Chongdui
Camgyai
28N
Kodari Camgyai
Kodari
Namche
Namche Bazar
Bazar

VII
Kathmandu
Panaoti
Panaoti

Bharatpur
Bharatpur
Hitura
Hitura

Nichlaul
Nichlaul
Bansi
Bansi Anandnagar
Bagaha
Bagaha
Anandnagar
Mehndawal
Mehndawal

Ramechhap
Ramechhap

Khandbari
Khandbari
Bhojpur
Bhojpur

Birganj
Birganj
27N
Malangwa
Malangwa
Bettiah
Basti
Gorakhpur Bettiah
Faizabad
Faizabad Basti
Gaur
Gaur
Janakpur
Lahan
Janakpur
Ithari
Motihari
Motihari
Ithari
Siraha
SirahaLahan
Bikapur Tanda
Bikapur
Sitamarhi
Sitamarhi
BansgaonDeoria
Rajbiraj
Bansgaon
Tanda
Rajbiraj
Sheohar
Sheohar
Gopalganj
Gopalganj
Deoria
Akbarpur
Belsand
Jogbani
Jogbani
Chakia Belsand
Barauli Chakia
Musafirkhana Akbarpur
Barauli
Musafirkhana
Madhubani
Madhubani
Jalalpur
Chillupar
Sultanpur Jalalpur
Jhanjharpur
Chillupar
Sultanpur
Jhanjharpur
Chhatapur
Siwan
Bilariaganj
Lar Siwan
Lar
Bilariaganj
Kadipur
Amethi Kadipur
Muzaffarpur Supaul
SupaulChhatapur
Amethi
Belthara
Azamgarh Belthara
Shahganj Azamgarh
Sikandarpur
Antu
Shahganj
Sikandarpur
Antu
Marhaura
Marhaura
Bela
Bela
MehnagarMauRasra
Banmankhi
Saharsa 26N
Lalganj
Samastipur Saharsa
Mehnagar
Banmankhi
Lalganj
Samastipur
Rasra
ReotiRevelganj
Reoti
Revelganj
Jaunpur
Jaunpur
Rusera
Bihariganj
Rusera
Bihariganj
Machhlishahr
Dalsingh
Dalsingh Sarai
Sarai
Sadat
Sadat
Machhlishahr
Mariahu Saidpur
Ghazipur
Phulpur Mariahu
SaidpurGhazipur
Phulpur
Ara
Khagaria
Khagaria
Nawabganj
Nawabganj

Patna
Fatwa
Fatwa

km
0 50 100
Khagaria
Khagaria

PAGER content is automatically generated, and only considers losses due to structural damage.
Limitations of input data, shaking estimates, and loss models may add uncertainty.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/pager

Structures:
Overall, the population in this region resides
in structures that are highly vulnerable to
earthquake shaking, though some resistant
structures exist. The predominant vulnerable
building types are unreinforced brick masonry
and rubble/field stone masonry construction.
Historical Earthquakes (with MMI levels):
Date
Dist. Mag.
Max
Shaking
(UTC)
(km)
MMI(#)
Deaths
1980-07-29 364 5.5 VII(18k)
0
1980-07-29 388 6.5
IX(11k)
100
1988-08-20 244 6.8 VIII(12k)
1k
Recent earthquakes in this area have caused
secondary hazards such as landslides and
liquefaction that might have contributed to
losses.

Selected City Exposure

from GeoNames.org

MMI City
VIII Kathmandu
VII Bhaktapur
VII Patan
VII Kirtipur
VII Nagarkot
VII Bharatpur
VI Pokhara
V Gorakhpur
V Muzaffarpur
V Patna
IV Dhankuta
bold cities appear on map

Population
1,442k
< 1k
183k
45k
4k
107k
200k
674k
333k
1,600k
22k
(k = x1000)

Event ID: us20002926