DATASET

Earthquake in Nepal (2015-04-25)

Collection: CEMS-RM : CEMS Rapid Mapping 

Description


Activation time (UTC): 2015-04-25 12:20:00
Event time (UTC): 2015-04-25 11:45:00
Event type: Earthquake

Activation reason:
An earthquake in Nepal with a magnitude of 7.9M, 10km depth occurred with at least one consequent aftershock of 7.1M, 10km depth. The epicenter is located between the capital Kathmandu and the city of Pokhara, and was also felt in northern parts of India. Extensive damage to buildings and injuries have been reported.

Reference products: 22
Delineation products: 14
Grading products: 8

Copernicus Emergency Management Service - Mapping is a service funded by European Commission aimed at providing actors in the management of natural and man-made disasters, in particular Civil Protection Authorities and Humanitarian Aid actors, with mapping products based on satellite imagery.

Contact

Email
jrc-ems-rapidmapping (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2015): Earthquake in Nepal (2015-04-25). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/5130b600-30b1-4cd8-b9a1-41c05bf8b16a

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service Earthquake Emergency Emergency Management EMSR125 Mapping Nepal NPL Rapid Mapping

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR125]: Earthquake in Nepal (2015-04-25)
URL 
  • All maps produced in scope of this Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping activation downloadable as georeferenced PDFs, TIFFs and JPEGs together with relevant vector data (SHP, KML) as well.

Spatial coverage

Type Value
GML
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GML
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WKT
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GML
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GML
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WKT
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Lineage information

No additional information

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date
2021-04-19
Modified date
2021-04-19
Issued date
2015-04-25
Landing page
https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR125 
Language(s)
English
Data theme(s)
Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency
unknown
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/5130b600-30b1-4cd8-b9a1-41c05bf8b16a
Popularity
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