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Moderate earthquake – Lamjung, Nepal on April 25, 2015

Saturday, April 25, 2015 1:59
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Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 5

Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2015-04-25 14:14:24

GMT/UTC Time : 2015-04-25 08:29:24

Depth (Hypocenter) : 10 km

Depth and Magnitude updates in the list below.

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SRC Location UTC Date/time M D INFO
EMSC Nepal Apr 25 08:29 5.1 100 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Nepal Apr 25 08:29 5.1 11 MAP I Felt It
USGS Lamjung, Nepal Apr 25 08:29 5.0 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC Nepal Apr 25 08:20 4.7 20 MAP I Felt It INFO
GEOFON Nepal Apr 25 08:20 5.1 14 MAP I Felt It
USGS Kathmandu, Nepal Apr 25 07:16 4.8 10 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Xizang-nepal Border Region Apr 25 07:16 4.8 2 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Nepal Apr 25 06:45 6.7 20 MAP I Felt It
  • Dhaka - I was able to feel it sitting on my bed. All fans, chandeliers, etc. began to shake. Felt building moving when trying to run downstairs. No damage done personally but there has been damage to several buildings around Dhaka.
  • USGS Lamjung, Nepal Apr 25 06:45 6.6 14 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Nepal Apr 25 06:45 6.7 15 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • varanasi - My bed was shaking and my window was making sleepy noise. When i stood up from bed,my legs were shaking badly
  • Ranchi - We were in the office doors of almirah getting trembling. Getting the note of earthquake we all officials rushed out of the office
  • Jhapa - i can still feel the tremors!!
  • muktinath - I was in the tharpa choeling nunnery below and the whole monastery started shaking. All the rums screamed and ran out. So far, no real damage but it's scary.
  • EMSC Nepal Apr 25 06:11 7.8 10 MAP I Felt It
  • bandel - The whole house was shaking and the water in the pond was moving irratically.
  • noida - Painting were shaking
  • delhi - no damage but strong shaking
  • Lucknow - Tables anfd chairs felt to be shaking. The whole office building was evacuated.
  • Thimphu - just lasted for few sec, not so strong to damage anything..........
  • Kolkata - we felt the shaking on groundfloor it was stronh enough to make us run and come out
  • kolkata - HIMALAYAS has a tendency to shake its base plates as its still reorganising as a mountain.but what beats me is the actual epicentre is not supposed to send vibrations here.Har Har MAHADEV
  • Bareilly - Table Chair fan were shaking
  • Noida - I felt strong shaking for 3-4 minutes
  • Ahmedabad - Chairs in office were shaking, it was felt for almost 30 seconds.
  • Ahmedabad - We could see that the fan was off and it started moving from its base. And then we felt that our chair was shaking too. It wasn't major but we could feel the movement easily.
  • bahadurgarh - I am just working on my laptop, suddenly I feel some shaking.. after 10 min. I search on internet about earthquake.. then I was confirmed that my feeling was correct
  • delhi - it lasted about minute and a half
  • Kolkata - It was felt on the ground floor and was fairly strong
  • Delhi - Just felt the table and chair shaking, no damages.
  • Bhubaneswar - It was a light shake. No damages were made. Hope everything is okay out there...
  • Dhaka - Was standing on the open road. Felt moderate shaking for about 2 mins.
  • Kolkata - There were massive, strong & shaky tremors. All the ceiling fans in our office building were swinging. All the staff in our NCSM office rushed to the open area on Ground Floor through Staircases. It definitely will result in the loss of life & property. A second one was felt at around 12.21IST, which equally strong 6+ magnitude.
  • Dhaka - No damage in my house
  • Dhaka - Long Duration but light rolling motion felt at 11th Floor in Tejgaon area, Dhaka City. RCC Multi Storied Office Building.
  • cuttack odisha - very light shaking not enough to destroy anything.
  • Delhi - Bed and laptop shaking...
  • rudrapur - haldwani - shaking for 40 secs , again started after 30 Min. aftershock for 10 sec
  • Dhaka - I was in hotel room on the 18th floor, the room shaked like a small boat on ocean. Nothing is damage.
  • Delhi - No damage
  • Bareilly - I was in mg class. Sitting on the front bench. Suddenly fely uneasy and felt the bench was shaking with very low frequency. But no one else was aware of it.
  • USGS Lamjung, Nepal Apr 25 06:11 7.9 15 MAP I Felt It
  • New Town, Rajarhat. Kolkata - Head Spinning, Felt like falling over.
  • Gangtok - Shaking
  • GEOFON Nepal Apr 25 06:11 7.8 18 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • new delhi - Longer duration than usual for this area
  • Mumbai - Very mild tremors. Water in glass was shaking
  • Delhi - Enough to shake the bed considerably and seemed to go on for almost a minute or so. No property damage seen so far.
  • cuttqck - Just the bed shook. No damage
  • Bhubaneswar - It was shaking for several seconds but no damage done
  • Calcutta - Beds were shacking mildly and tables too.
  • Alwar - No Damage,
  • Kolkata - Was brushing and suddenly felt my head spinning but later I realised that the water of the pond in front of my house was shaking.
  • Siliguri - Extremely strong shaking but unlike the last major quake, it was gentler. I was at City centre inox at 4th floor and the whole building was shaking like hell. Lots of cracks observed. False ceiling fell down inside the cinema hall.

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    MMI II (Very weak shaking) ?
    People :
    Felt by persons at rest, on upper floors or favorably placed.
    MMI III (Weak shaking) ?
    People :
    Felt indoors; hanging objects may swing, vibration similar to passing of light trucks, duration may be estimated, may not be recognized as an earthquake.
    MMI IV (Light shaking) ?
    People :
    Generally noticed indoors but not outside. Light sleepers may be awakened. Vibration may be likened to the passing of heavy traffic, or to the jolt of a heavy object falling or striking the building.
    Fittings :
    Doors and windows rattle. Glassware and crockery rattle. Liquids in open vessels may be slightly disturbed. Standing motorcars may rock.
    Structures :
    Walls and frames of buildings, and partitions and suspended ceilings in commercial buildings, may be heard to creak.
    MMI V (Moderate shaking) ?
    People :
    Generally felt outside, and by almost everyone indoors. Most sleepers awakened. A few people alarmed.
    Fittings :
    Small unstable objects are displaced or upset. Some glassware and crockery may be broken. Hanging pictures knock against the wall. Open doors may swing. Cupboard doors secured by magnetic catches may open. Pendulum clocks stop, start, or change rate.
    Structures :
    Some large display windows cracked. A few earthenware toilet fixtures cracked.
    MMI VI (Strong shaking) ?
    People Felt by all. People and animals alarmed. Many run outside. Difficulty experienced in walking steadily.
    Fittings :
    Objects fall from shelves. Pictures fall from walls. Some furniture moved on smooth floors, some unsecured free-standing fireplaces moved. Glassware and crockery broken. Very unstable furniture overturned. Small church and school bells ring. Appliances move on bench or table tops. Filing cabinets or "easy glide" drawers may open (or shut).
    Structures :
    Slight damage to buildings with low standard. Some stucco or cement plaster falls. Large display windows broken. Damage to a few weak domestic chimneys, some may fall.
    Environment :
    Trees and bushes shake, or are heard to rustle. Loose material may be dislodged from sloping ground, e.g. existing slides, talus slopes, shingle slides.
    MMI VII (Very strong shaking) ?
    People
    General alarm. Difficulty experienced in standing. Noticed by motorcar drivers who may stop.
    Fittings :
    Large bells ring. Furniture moves on smooth floors, may move on carpeted floors. Substantial damage to fragile contents of buildings.
    Structures :
    Unreinforced stone and brick walls cracked. Low standard buildings cracked with some minor masonry falls. A few instances of damage to buildings of ordinary workmanship. Unbraced parapets, unbraced brick gables, and architectural ornaments fall. Roofing tiles, especially ridge tiles may be dislodged. Many unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, often falling from roof-line. Water tanks Type I burst. A few instances of damage to brick veneers and plaster or cement-based linings. Unrestrained water cylinders (hot-water cylinders) may move and leak. Some common windows cracked. Suspended ceilings damaged.
    Environment :
    Water made turbid by stirred up mud. Small slides such as falls of sand and gravel banks, and small rock-falls from steep slopes and cuttings. Instances of settlement of unconsolidated or wet, or weak soils. Some fine cracks appear in sloping ground. A few instances of liquefaction (i.e. small water and sand ejections).
    MMI VIII (Severe shaking) ?
    People Alarm may approach panic. Steering of motorcars greatly affected. Structures : Low standard buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. ordinary workmanship buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged in some cases. A few instances of damage to buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes. Monuments and pre-1976 elevated tanks and factory stacks twisted or brought down. Some pre-1965 infill masonry panels damaged. A few post-1980 brick veneers damaged. Decayed timber piles of houses damaged. Houses not secured to foundations may move. Most unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, some below roof-line, many brought down. Environment : Cracks appear on steep slopes and in wet ground. Small to moderate slides in roadside cuttings and unsupported excavations. Small water and sand ejections and localized lateral spreading adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
    MMI IX (Violent shaking) ?
    Structures Many low standard buildings destroyed. Ordinary workmanship buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes damaged in some cases, some with flexible frames seriously damaged. Damage or permanent distortion to some buildings and bridges, designed and built to normal use standards. Houses not secured to foundations shifted off. Brick veneers fall and expose frames. Environment : Cracking of ground conspicuous. Landsliding general on steep slopes. Liquefaction effects intensified and more widespread, with large lateral spreading and flow sliding adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
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