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Nation Celebrates 14th National Earthquake Safety Day 2012

Commemorating the devastating earthquake of 1934 that quaked on 15th of January 1934 (i.e. 2nd Magh 1990 as per Bikram Sambat calendar) in Nepal-Bihar region, Government of Nepal had decided in 1999 to observe this day annually as the National Earthquake Safety Day (ESD).

Every year on and around January 16/ 2nd of Magh (as per Bikram Sambat Calendar), Nepal has been celebrating the National Earthquake Safety Day since past 13 years. Ministry of Home Affairs works as the Coordinator of National Committee to mark the day nationwide with array of activities......


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KNOW WHAT TO DO DURING AN EARTHQUAKE

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If you are indoors:- STAY THERE and move only a few steps to the closest previously identified safe place in the room. DUCK, COVER, and HOLD ON. Get under a table and hang on to it. Protect your eyes and head. Get away from windows, heavy furniture or appliances that might fall on you. Get out of the kitchen, which is a very dangerous place. DO NOT run downstairs or rush outside while the building is shaking.
» If you are outside:- Get into the OPEN, away from buildings, power lines, trees, and anything else that might fall on you. If you are in the city, seek shelter under archways or doorways but do not enter the building. DO NOT try to walk through narrow roads or gullies.
» If you are driving or in a vehicle:- STOP SLOWLY. Move your car as far out of traffic (and buildings) as possible. DO NOT stop on or under a bridge, trees, light posts, power lines, or signs. STAY INSIDE your car until the shaking stops. Should you resume driving, watch for cracks in the roads, fallen buildings, stones or trees etc.
» If you are in a mountainous area:- WATCH OUT for falling rock, landslides, trees, and other debris that could be loosened by the earthquake.
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Seismic Vulnerability of the Public School Buildings of Kathmandu Valley and Methods for Reducing It

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Newsletter Issue 20
September 18, 2011 - What was felt in Kathmandu
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Magnitude 6.9 - SIKKIM, INDIA

2011 September 18 12:40:48 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 6.9
Date-Time

Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 12:40:48 UTC
Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 06:10:48 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 27.723°N, 88.064°E
Depth 19.7 km (12.2 miles)
Source: http://earthquake.usgs.gov
Latest Updated News from different sources
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Quake toll climbs to 11 as reports of deaths and destruction keep pouring in from across the country

www.nepalnews.com


6.9 magnitude quake 'a wake-up call' to Nepal (video) www.csmonitor.com

Nepal Earthquake Photo in PDF www.csmonitor.com
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Disaster Inventory/Information Management System in Nepal
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National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET) with financial and technical support of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the year 2003 endeavored to establish a systematic data inventory of natural disaster events in Nepal........ Details »

Recent earthquake in Nepal
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5.7 magnitude earthquake hit Chhapri, Darchula (epicenter)  on 2011/04/04 at 11:31:40.21 hrs.

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4.1 magnitude earthquake hit Apihimal, Darchula (epicenter)  on 2011/04/04 at 13:42:43.07 hrs.

Source: http://www.seismonepal.gov.np
Significant Earthquakes - International
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A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck Myanmar on 24/03/2011. At least 74 people killed, 111 injured, 413 buildings damaged and one bridge collapsed in eastern Myanmar.

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A very strong earthquake of magnitude 9.0 occurred  Near the East coast of Honshu Japan on 11/03/2011. At least 13,858 people killed, 4,916 injured, and 14,175 people missing across eighteen prefectures, as well as over 125,000 buildings damaged or destroyed. The earthquake and tsunami caused extensive and severe structural damage in Japan.

Source: http://earthquake.usgs.gov
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Events
Engineers’ Workshop on “Design on Seismic Retrofitting of Masonry Building”
Engineers’ Workshop on “Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Existing Buildings”
Masons training on Earthquake Resistant Building Construction
National Workshop: Multi-stakeholder consultation for monitoring of progress on HFA implementation at local level
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Lessons to be learned from Japan Earthquake
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Nepal: The Next Big One? - The Times of India
Coverage of NSET in IRIN News
NSET Newsletter
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