Nepal– Earthquakes

Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) – ECHO Daily Map | 13/5/2015
Nepal– Earthquakes
NEPAL – Deaths by districts (as of 13 May, Gov. of Nepal)
NEPAL – 7.3 M Earthquake on 12 May
M 7.3
M 7.8
12 May
25 Apr
M 7.3
Depth: 15 km
12 May 7:05 UTC
Legend
dead
dead
1 - 100
25 km
101 - 500
10 km
M 5.6
501 - 1 000
Depth: 10 km
12 May 2015 7:17 UTC
1 001 - 3 000
> 3000
12 MAY EARTHQUAKES
M 7.8
M 6.3
Depth: 15 km
12 May 2015 7:36 UTC
66
25 Apr
> 1 000
M 6.6
25 Apr
SITUATION
• The earthquakes of 12 May (one of them
as strong as 7.3 M) caused more
damage and deaths in several areas of
Nepal, India and China, including in the
areas already affected by the 7.8 M
earthquake on 25 April.
• According to first assessments at least 66
people were killed and over a thousand
injured with numbers expected to rise in
Nepal.
• In India, at least 16 people were killed
in Bihar (15) and Uttar Pradesh (1)
states, according to media. Another
person was also reported killed in China.
• As of 13 May the total death toll stands
at 8 219 whereas 17 866 people were
injured and 300 000 houses reported
destroyed.
• The EU Civil protection team continues to
support the main OSOCC in Kathmandu
and the humanitarian hubs in Gorkha and
Chautara.
Sources: ECHO, GDACS, NCDM, Gov. Nepal, Media
Pokhara
Weather Forecast
Chilime
Sundar Bazar
Gorkha
Over the next 24 h, thunderstorms may still
locally affect some areas of eastern and
western hilly regions and light snowfall may
affect some western high mountainous areas
 Rainy Season (monsoon season):
from June to September
M 7.3
12 May
Bidur
EVEREST
BASE CAMP
Sources: MFD, HEWS
NEPAL – Situation
M 5.6
12 May
12 MAY
EARTHQUAKES
25-26 APRIL EARTHQ.
Sources:
MFD
(before
12 NOAA,
May earthquake)
at least 66 dead
8 151 dead
Bharatpur
M 5.6
Area affected by
25 Apr
«Very Strong» shaking
M 6.7
during the 7.8 M earthquake of
25 Apr and the 7.3 M
earthquake of 12 May.
26 Apr
Legend
866 injured
Recent17earthquakes
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4.000001mag.
- 5.000000
Earthquake
M 6.3
12 May
P
!
5.5 - 6.0
Legend
!
P 6.0- 7.0
mi
!
Q
Not available
destroyed
4.000000
!
Hetauda
> 1 000 injured
Magnitude
300 000 houses
7.0 - 8.0
PARAMVALUE
EQ of 12 May
COPERNICUS EMS
Areas of interest
Grading
maps
Damage Assessments
(Copernicus EMS-GradingMap,
NGA, UNOSAT, HDX)
I (Not Felt)
Plate boundaries
Destroyed
II - IIIMercalli
(Weak) Scale
Modified
(MMI)IV (Light)
7.8 M -25 Apr: Main Map
(Moderate)
7.3 M V
- 12
May: Inset Map
VI (Strong)
VII (Very Strong)
VIII (Severe)
Delineation
maps
Major Damage
Minor/Moderate
Damage
X
Landslides
GHSL - JRC
Settlement Areas
IXGDACS,
(Violent) USGS, Gov. Nepal, OpenStreetMap, NGA
Sources: