Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Country: Nepal
1. Background Information on the 2015 Earthquake
According to information provided from the United States Geological Service, the earthquake on April 25, 2015 is summarized below:
Magnitude: 7.8
Date‐Time: 2015‐04‐25 06:11:26 (UTC) 2015‐04‐25 11:56:26 (UTC+05:45) at epicenter
Location: 28.147°N 84.708°E
Depth: 15.0km (9.3mi)
Region: 34km (21mi) ESE of Lamjung, Nepal
According to GDAC, the focus of the earthquake was focused in the Janakpur Zone of Nepal, which has a population of 2,221,955. There are approximately 5.6 million people within a 100 km radius, 4.1 million within a 75km radius and 1.4 million within a 50km radius, therefore there is expected to be high impact.