UTC time | 2022-11-08 20:27:23 |
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ISC event | 625159336 |
USGS- ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | 9 November 2022 |
Local time | 02:12
NST (UTC+5:45) 01:57 IST (UTC+5:30) |
Magnitude | 5.7 Mw |
Depth | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
Epicenter | 29°16′26″N 81°11′20″E / 29.274°N 81.189°E |
Fault | Main Central Thrust |
Type | Reverse |
Areas affected | Nepal, India |
Total damage | Severe |
Max. intensity | MMI VII (Very strong) |
Landslides | Yes |
Foreshocks | At least three (Mw 4.1, 3.5, 4.9) [1] |
Aftershocks | More than 200 (as of 9 November 2022). [2] Largest so far is Mww 5.2 [3] |
Casualties | 6 dead, 13 injured [note 1] |
A moment magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Doti District, Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal on 9 November 2022. [4] The earthquake was widely felt in western Nepal and northern India.
Nepal lies in the Himalayas, which were created as a result of the Indian Plate colliding with the Eurasian Plate, forming the Main Himalayan Thrust.
Earthquakes are common in Nepal. In 1934, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Sagarmatha, killing over 10,700 in Nepal and in Bihar, India. A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck eastern Nepal in 1988, killing over 700. In 2015, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake killed over 8,900 in central Nepal, many in the capital Kathmandu.
The earthquake was felt by over 42.1 million people across Nepal, India and China. [5] The earthquake occurred as a result of reverse faulting. It was felt as far away as the Indian capital of New Delhi, approximately 400 km (250 mi) away. [6]
Six people, including four minors were killed, [7] all of whom died when a house collapsed in Doti District. [8] Twelve others were injured, five of them seriously, 924 houses collapsed and 5,186 others were damaged. [9] [10] [11] [12]
In the city of Rudrapur in the state of Uttarakhand, a young woman was injured while fleeing in panic. In the village of Bhanti in Almora district, cracks appeared in several houses. [13] [14] In Shravasti district, in Uttar Pradesh, the quake caused cracks to appear in the floors of a house. Cracks also appeared in several old houses in Bhinga, where power outages occurred. [15]
UTC time | 2022-11-12 14:27:05 |
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USGS- ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | 11 November 2022 |
Local time | 20:12:05 NST |
Magnitude | 5.2 Mww |
Depth | 10.0 km (6 mi) |
Epicenter | 29°19′48″N 81°10′05″E / 29.330°N 81.168°E |
Max. intensity | MMI V (Moderate) |
Casualties | 1 dead |
At 8:12 p.m. local time, the largest aftershock of Mww 5.2 struck near the Bajhang District. Additional damage to previously weakened houses was caused there, [16] and a 66-year-old person in the neighboring district of Baitadi died while fleeing his home in panic. [17]
UTC time | 2022-11-08 20:27:23 |
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ISC event | 625159336 |
USGS- ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | 9 November 2022 |
Local time | 02:12
NST (UTC+5:45) 01:57 IST (UTC+5:30) |
Magnitude | 5.7 Mw |
Depth | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
Epicenter | 29°16′26″N 81°11′20″E / 29.274°N 81.189°E |
Fault | Main Central Thrust |
Type | Reverse |
Areas affected | Nepal, India |
Total damage | Severe |
Max. intensity | MMI VII (Very strong) |
Landslides | Yes |
Foreshocks | At least three (Mw 4.1, 3.5, 4.9) [1] |
Aftershocks | More than 200 (as of 9 November 2022). [2] Largest so far is Mww 5.2 [3] |
Casualties | 6 dead, 13 injured [note 1] |
A moment magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Doti District, Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal on 9 November 2022. [4] The earthquake was widely felt in western Nepal and northern India.
Nepal lies in the Himalayas, which were created as a result of the Indian Plate colliding with the Eurasian Plate, forming the Main Himalayan Thrust.
Earthquakes are common in Nepal. In 1934, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Sagarmatha, killing over 10,700 in Nepal and in Bihar, India. A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck eastern Nepal in 1988, killing over 700. In 2015, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake killed over 8,900 in central Nepal, many in the capital Kathmandu.
The earthquake was felt by over 42.1 million people across Nepal, India and China. [5] The earthquake occurred as a result of reverse faulting. It was felt as far away as the Indian capital of New Delhi, approximately 400 km (250 mi) away. [6]
Six people, including four minors were killed, [7] all of whom died when a house collapsed in Doti District. [8] Twelve others were injured, five of them seriously, 924 houses collapsed and 5,186 others were damaged. [9] [10] [11] [12]
In the city of Rudrapur in the state of Uttarakhand, a young woman was injured while fleeing in panic. In the village of Bhanti in Almora district, cracks appeared in several houses. [13] [14] In Shravasti district, in Uttar Pradesh, the quake caused cracks to appear in the floors of a house. Cracks also appeared in several old houses in Bhinga, where power outages occurred. [15]
UTC time | 2022-11-12 14:27:05 |
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USGS- ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | 11 November 2022 |
Local time | 20:12:05 NST |
Magnitude | 5.2 Mww |
Depth | 10.0 km (6 mi) |
Epicenter | 29°19′48″N 81°10′05″E / 29.330°N 81.168°E |
Max. intensity | MMI V (Moderate) |
Casualties | 1 dead |
At 8:12 p.m. local time, the largest aftershock of Mww 5.2 struck near the Bajhang District. Additional damage to previously weakened houses was caused there, [16] and a 66-year-old person in the neighboring district of Baitadi died while fleeing his home in panic. [17]