Earthquake Green Shaking Alert M 5.6, Origin Time: Sat 2015-04-25 06:18:10 UTC (12:03:10 local) PAGER o o Location: 27.69 N 86.02 E Depth: 10 km Version 1 Created: 2 weeks, 4 days after earthquake Estimated Fatalities Green alert for shaking-related fatalities Estimated Economic Losses and economic losses. There is a low likelihood of casualties and damage. 65% 65%

30% 30%

4% 4%

1 100 10,000 1 100 10,000 10 1,000 100,000 10 1,000 100,000 Fatalities USD (Millions) Estimated Population Exposed to Earthquake Shaking ESTIMATED POPULATION - -* 50,141k* 17,736k 142k 47k 0 0 0 0 EXPOSURE (k = x1000) ESTIMATED MODIFIED MERCALLI INTENSITY PERCEIVED SHAKING Not felt Weak Light Moderate Strong Very Strong Severe Violent Extreme

Resistant none none none V. Light Light Moderate Moderate/Heavy Heavy V. Heavy POTENTIAL Structures DAMAGE Vulnerable Structures none none none Light Moderate Moderate/Heavy Heavy V. Heavy V. Heavy *Estimated exposure only includes population within the map area. Population Exposure population per ~1 sq. km from Landscan Structures: Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are highly vulnerable to 85°E 86°E 87°E earthquake shaking, though some resistant structures exist.

Historical Earthquakes (with MMI levels): 29°N Date Dist. Mag. Max Shaking (UTC) (km) MMI(#) Deaths XegarXegar 2001-07-16 107 5.0 VII(18) 0 PisangPisangPisang XegarXegar ChameChame 1974-03-24 5 5.7 VIII(598) 0 1988-08-20 120 6.8 VIII(12k) 1k Recent earthquakes in this area have caused KhudiKhudi LamjungLamjungLamjung III secondary hazards such as landslides and ChongduiChongdui liquefaction that might have contributed to

CamgyaiCamgyai losses. KodariKodari 28°N

NamcheNamche BazarBazar BharatpurBharatpur KathmanduKathmanduVVV BanepaBanepa PanaotiPanaotiPanaoti PanaotiPanaotiPanaotiIVIVIVIV Selected City Exposure HituraHitura from GeoNames.org KhandbariKhandbari RamechhapRamechhap MMI City Population

BhojpurBhojpur IV 2k BagahaBagaha IV Zham < 1k BirganjBirganj DhankutaDhankuta 27°N IV Ramechhap < 1k MalangwaMalangwa BettiahBettiah DharanDharan BazarBazar IV Banepa 17k BairagniaBairagnia BairagniaBairagnia JanakpurJanakpurJanakpur LahanLahanLahan IV Bhaktapur < 1k MotihariMotihari SirahaSirahaSiraha IthariIthariIthari SitamarhiSitamarhi JaynagarJaynagarJaynagar RajbirajRajbiraj IV Camgyai < 1k SheoharSheoharSheohar RajbirajRajbiraj BirpurBirpur GopalganjGopalganj SheoharSheoharSheohar PupriPupriPupri BiratnagarBiratnagar GopalganjGopalganj BelsandBelsand PupriPupriPupri ChakiaChakia BelsandBelsand JogbaniJogbaniJogbani IV 1,442k BarauliBarauli ChakiaChakia BarauliBarauli MadhubaniMadhubani ForbesganjForbesganjForbesganj III Patan 183k JhanjharpurJhanjharpurJhanjharpur km MairwaMairwaSiwanSiwan ChhatapurChhatapur III 287k MuzaffarpurMuzaffarpur ArariaAraria MaharajganjMaharajganj MuzaffarpurMuzaffarpur SupaulSupaul 0 25 50 SikandarpurSikandarpurSikandarpur III 333k ManiarManiar MarhauraMarhaura 26°N MarhauraMarhaura MadhipuraMadhipura IIIIIIIII III Dhankuta 22k PAGER content is automatically generated, and only considers losses due to structural damage. bold cities appear on map (k = x1000) Limitations of input data, shaking estimates, and loss models may add uncertainty. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/pager Event ID: us20002bi0