SITUATIONANALYSIS24hrsEarthquakeNepal[25.04.2015 – 2030CET] Prepared by OCHA CASS

1 Scope and scale of the crisis

Earthquake Magnitude 7.8M, Depth:15km, Bharatpur, Nepal (81km northwest of Kathmandu); 25 Apr 2015 06:11 UTC (GDACS)

6,506,481 people within 100km (GDACS) – Total Population of Nepal 27.8 million (WB)

Estimated casualties: More than 1,300 (Reuters 2000CET)

Government reporting 30 out of 75 districts affected in the Western and Central Regions, including Kathmandu Valley districts. This includes mountain and hilly areas, disperse rural populations as well as some very densely populated districts and Nepal’s 2 largest cities – greater Kathmandu and Pokhara.

Most affected districts:

Central Region Western Region

Sindulpalchowk 287,798 Kaski 492,098

Kavre 381,937 Gorkha 271,061

Nuwakot 277,471 Lamjung 167,724

Rasuwa 43,300

Dolakha 186,557

(Government of Nepal, 2011 projection of 2001 Census data)

Estimated population exposed to earthquake shaking in the region (beyond Nepal’s national borders)

Estimated Intensity (Mercalli Intensity)

VI VII VIII IX X

Perceived Shaking Strong Very Strong Severe Violent Extreme

Est. Population Exposure

29 million 3.7 million 964,000 728,000 0

Potential damage to vulnerable structures

moderate moderate/ heavy

heavy very heavy very heavy

Potential damage to resistent structures

light moderate moderate/ heavy

heavy very heavy

(USGS-PAGER)