2022 Nepal earthquake
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| 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.
Tectonic setting
[edit]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.
Earthquake
[edit]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]
Impact
[edit]Nepal
[edit]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]
India
[edit]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]
12 November aftershock
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| 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]
Notes
[edit]- ^ This includes one indirect injury in Uttarkhand, India. The rest of the casualties are in Nepal.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Three pre-shocks reduced impact of Nov 9 pre-dawn earthquake: Official". Devdiscourse. Press Trust of India. 24 November 2022.
- ^ "200 aftershocks so far in Doti district". The Himalayan Times. 9 November 2022.
- ^ "M 5.2 – 23 km ENE of Dipayal, Nepal". United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "M 5.7 – 20 km E of Dipayal, Nepal". United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "PAGER". United States Geological Survey.
- ^ Binaj Gurubacharya. "Earthquake rocks west Nepal, felt as far as New Delhi". United States: ABC News.
- ^ "भूकम्प अपडेट : मृतक ६ जनासहित सबै घाइतेको परिचय खुल्याे". newsofnepal.com (in Nepali).
- ^ "6 killed as 6.3-magnitude earthquake hits Nepal; strong tremors felt in Delhi, neighbouring areas". The Times of India. 9 November 2022.
- ^ "भूकम्पका घाइतेको उपचार डोटीमा हुँदै" (in Nepali). 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Six dead, 12 injured in Doti earthquake". The Kathmandu Post. 9 November 2022.
- ^ "भूकम्पले ६ को मृत्युपछि गैरागाउँ शोकमा" [Garagaon in mourning after the death of 6 in the earthquake]. Kantipur (in Nepali).
- ^ "Nepal: Far Western Earthquake Response in Nepal DREF Application (MDRNP013)" (Situation Report). ReliefWeb. 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Earthquake: रुद्रपुर में भूकंप के झटके लगते ही अपनी जान बचाने के लिए दौड़ी युवती, दो मंजिला छत से नीचे गिरी" [Earthquake: As soon as the earthquake struck Rudrapur, a girl ran to save her life, fell down from a two-storey roof] (in Hindi). Amar Ujala. 9 November 2022.
- ^ "भूकम्प के झटकों से दहशत में लोग" [People in panic due to earthquake] (in Hindi). News 100 Uttarakhand. 9 November 2022.
- ^ ashish, ishwar (9 November 2022). "Shravasti: श्रावस्ती में भूकंप के झटकों से दरकी घर की फर्श, लोग घर छोड़कर बाहर भागे" [Shravasti: The floor of the house cracked due to the tremors of the earthquake in Shravasti, people left the house and ran out]. Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Samvar News Agency, Shravasti.
- ^ "People urged to stay outdoors in Bajhang after another quake on Saturday evening". Republica. 13 November 2022.
- ^ "बैतडी भूकम्पमा परी ६६ वर्षे वृद्धको मृत्यु" [A 66-year-old man died in the Baitadi earthquake]. Khabarhub (in Nepali). 13 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
- M 5.6 – NEPAL – 2022-11-08 20:27:22 UTC – European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre
