TRIBHUWAN UNIVERSITY

INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING
THAPATHALI CAMPUS

SEISMIC RISK ANALYSIS

ASSIGNMENT-II
(Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment for Solukhumbhu,
Nepal)

SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY:

Dr. Hari Ram Parajuli Bibek Sikarmi
2074/MSEQ/02
 1.0 EARTHQUAKE DATA COLLECTED FROM USGS
Central Location: Solukhumbu Radius: 200 KM Return Period: 200 KM Attenuation Law: Kanno et al., 2006

S.N. time latitude longitude depth mag magType nst gap dmin rms place horizontalError depthError magError magNst
1 2016-11-27T23:35:21.020Z 27.8015 86.5319 10 5.4 mb 30 1.081 0.67 17km W of Namche Bazar, Nepal 5.3 1.7 0.033 314
2 2016-05-22T01:46:09.770Z 28.2457 87.2227 10.37 4 mb 120 1.768 0.72 45km SSE of Xegar, China 8.4 6.7 0.164 10
3 2015-05-12T10:40:07.870Z 27.7987 86.4044 10 4.6 mb 145 0.394 0.46 24km SSE of Zuobude, China 6.9 1.9 0.223 6
4 2015-05-12T07:57:17.360Z 27.7351 86.5554 10 4.5 mb 156 0.317 0.88 17km WSW of Namche Bazar, Nepal 6.2 1.9 0.102 31
5 2014-08-22T15:59:36.390Z 28.0356 87.7815 59.96 4.4 mb 163 3.371 0.72 40km S of Gyangkar, China 9.5 9.1 0.149 13
6 2013-12-08T14:19:43.030Z 27.7317 87.6012 44.81 4 mb 141 3.667 0.94 55km NE of Khandbari, Nepal 9.6 0.163
7 2011-02-13T17:51:21.560Z 27.388 86.941 28.6 4.5 mb 55 116.7 1.13 Nepal 15.9 21
8 2008-10-07T18:09:37.280Z 27.47 87.843 3.3 3.8 mb 30 79.3 1.11 Nepal 9.9 7
9 2008-06-11T03:01:48.810Z 28.211 86.722 10 3.7 mb 14 189.2 0.59 western Xizang 5
10 2008-04-12T19:13:11.770Z 27.682 86.825 10 3.4 mb 10 194.2 0.64 Nepal 1
11 2007-11-07T01:30:25.690Z 28.021 87.036 75.8 3.7 mb 26 64.4 0.85 western Xizang 6.5 5
12 2007-08-11T14:35:54.820Z 27.344 87.737 35 5 mb 162 77.5 0.73 Nepal 73
13 2007-08-03T03:50:52.650Z 27.196 86.932 64 4.3 mb 34 145.9 0.83 Nepal 15 15
14 2007-02-06T21:38:59.340Z 27.913 87.622 58.9 4.3 mb 25 72 0.86 Nepal 10.1 5
15 2006-04-11T14:15:20.780Z 28.14 87.407 54.3 3.5 mb 13 155.5 0.73 western Xizang 15.8 2
16 2005-08-28T13:14:08.270Z 27.636 87.419 38.8 4.8 mb 101 52.5 0.86 Nepal 5.1 37
17 2004-11-10T04:21:11.120Z 27.929 87.778 45 4.2 mb 28 162.6 0.83 Nepal 12.9 9
18 2004-02-27T12:53:14.600Z 28.127 87.66 68.1 4.8 mb 76 85.7 0.73 western Xizang 8.7 25
19 2004-02-18T01:23:43.820Z 27.361 87.758 20.7 4.7 mb 40 88.3 0.55 Nepal 14.4 12
20 2003-09-29T13:40:30.450Z 27.358 87.738 33 4.6 mb 35 97.1 0.68 Nepal 15
21 2002-10-29T17:26:33.450Z 28.007 87.423 33 4.1 mb 11 1.32 western Xizang 1
22 2002-07-18T23:24:20.490Z 28.19 87.525 33 3.9 mb 6 0.62 western Xizang 2
23 2002-07-16T18:39:24.490Z 27.774 87.468 33 4 mb 11 1.22 Nepal 1
24 2001-08-06T06:23:29.050Z 27.66 87.427 33 4.4 mb 12 1 Nepal 1
25 1999-09-05T02:28:16.980Z 28.159 87.413 33 4.5 mb 0.97 western Xizang 20
26 1998-12-01T05:35:09.200Z 27.935 87.649 33 4.8 mb 0.88 Nepal 12
27 1998-09-12T05:08:52.140Z 27.852 86.9 33 4.2 mb 1.37 Nepal 3
28 1998-09-06T21:35:49.470Z 27.859 86.895 33 4.6 mb 1.04 Nepal 18
29 1998-09-04T01:10:18.460Z 27.777 86.793 33 4.2 mb 1.04 Nepal 1
30 1998-09-04T00:36:17.990Z 27.455 86.464 33 4.1 mb 1.04 Nepal 2
31 1998-09-03T23:02:28.330Z 27.6 86.733 33 4.6 mb 0.73 Nepal 28
32 1998-09-03T21:00:53.590Z 27.729 86.88 33 4.1 mb 1.44 Nepal 1
33 1998-09-03T18:51:38.600Z 27.65 86.802 33 4.4 mb 1.19 Nepal 1
34 1998-09-03T18:15:56.560Z 27.85 86.941 33 5.6 mb 0.98 Nepal 137
35 1998-07-31T17:50:18.330Z 28.01 87.73 33 4.1 mb 1.09 western Xizang 3
36 1998-02-01T17:32:48.220Z 28.19 87.122 33 4.5 mb 0.98 western Xizang 1
37 1997-12-08T02:03:55.840Z 27.475 87.175 33 5 mb 0.91 Nepal 45
38 1997-11-27T16:55:52.110Z 27.74 87.761 33 4.2 mb 1.16 Nepal 3
39 1997-11-27T16:11:57.070Z 27.618 87.347 33 5.1 mb 1.09 Nepal 62
40 1997-10-11T10:11:10.340Z 27.733 86.498 33 4.3 mb 0.83 Nepal 1
41 1997-04-07T13:00:42.180Z 27.427 86.545 33 4.4 mb 1.41 Nepal 2
42 1996-12-30T15:16:29.590Z 27.239 86.505 33 3.6 mb 1.11 Nepal 1
43 1996-12-30T11:08:18.920Z 27.435 86.638 33 5 mb 1.08 Nepal 56
44 1996-10-03T01:29:03.110Z 28.209 87.489 33 4.5 mb 1.31 western Xizang 2
45 1996-04-26T16:30:58.490Z 27.825 87.821 33 5 mb 0.9 Nepal 35
46 1996-02-22T01:11:27.330Z 28.008 87.23 33 4.1 ml 1.3 western Xizang
47 1995-01-01T19:56:13.620Z 27.773 87.587 61.1 4.9 mb 0.6 Nepal 17.3 3
48 1994-09-25T00:59:01.310Z 28.159 87.254 33 4 mb 1.2 western Xizang 3
49 1994-05-25T07:38:53.710Z 27.65 87.792 47.9 4.6 mb 0.7 Nepal 17 5
50 1993-09-05T06:05:54.630Z 27.293 87.31 33 4.5 mb 1.2 Nepal 27
51 1992-04-01T13:41:03.930Z 27.392 87.065 33 4.3 mb 1.4 Nepal 10
52 1988-12-27T02:56:03.850Z 27.887 87.773 64.6 4.6 mb 1.3 Nepal 13.5 5
53 1987-05-10T05:10:40.050Z 28.22 86.739 33 4.6 mb 0.9 western Xizang 3
54 1987-04-23T09:05:56.920Z 27.991 87.102 47.6 4.7 mb 0.8 Nepal 7 20
55 1975-06-24T15:38:27.800Z 27.473 87.294 33 5.2 mb Nepal
56 1975-04-24T01:35:51.300Z 27.238 86.902 33 5.1 mb Nepal
57 1975-02-06T06:39:44.600Z 27.891 87.826 33 4.7 mb Nepal
58 1973-03-22T01:06:57.200Z 28.135 86.993 33 5.2 mb western Xizang

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 2.0 CONVERSION OF BODY WAVE MAGNITUDE TO MOMENT MAGNITUDE
Central Location: Solukhumbu Radius: 200 KM

Relationship used for conversion of body wave magnitude(m b) to moment magnitude(m w): Mw=1.0319*Mb+.0223

S.N. time latitude longitude depth mag magType place Approx M w

1 2016-11-27T23:35:21.020Z 27.8015 86.5319 10 5.4 mb 17km W of Namche Bazar, Nepal 5.6
2 2016-05-22T01:46:09.770Z 28.2457 87.2227 10.37 4 mb 45km SSE of Xegar, China 4.1
3 2015-05-12T10:40:07.870Z 27.7987 86.4044 10 4.6 mb 24km SSE of Zuobude, China 4.8
4 2015-05-12T07:57:17.360Z 27.7351 86.5554 10 4.5 mb 17km WSW of Namche Bazar, Nepal 4.7
5 2014-08-22T15:59:36.390Z 28.0356 87.7815 59.96 4.4 mb 40km S of Gyangkar, China 4.6
6 2013-12-08T14:19:43.030Z 27.7317 87.6012 44.81 4 mb 55km NE of Khandbari, Nepal 4.1
7 2011-02-13T17:51:21.560Z 27.388 86.941 28.6 4.5 mb Nepal 4.7
8 2008-10-07T18:09:37.280Z 27.47 87.843 3.3 3.8 mb Nepal 3.9
9 2008-06-11T03:01:48.810Z 28.211 86.722 10 3.7 mb western Xizang 3.8
10 2008-04-12T19:13:11.770Z 27.682 86.825 10 3.4 mb Nepal 3.5
11 2007-11-07T01:30:25.690Z 28.021 87.036 75.8 3.7 mb western Xizang 3.8
12 2007-08-11T14:35:54.820Z 27.344 87.737 35 5 mb Nepal 5.2
13 2007-08-03T03:50:52.650Z 27.196 86.932 64 4.3 mb Nepal 4.5
14 2007-02-06T21:38:59.340Z 27.913 87.622 58.9 4.3 mb Nepal 4.5
15 2006-04-11T14:15:20.780Z 28.14 87.407 54.3 3.5 mb western Xizang 3.6
16 2005-08-28T13:14:08.270Z 27.636 87.419 38.8 4.8 mb Nepal 5.0
17 2004-11-10T04:21:11.120Z 27.929 87.778 45 4.2 mb Nepal 4.4
18 2004-02-27T12:53:14.600Z 28.127 87.66 68.1 4.8 mb western Xizang 5.0
19 2004-02-18T01:23:43.820Z 27.361 87.758 20.7 4.7 mb Nepal 4.9
20 2003-09-29T13:40:30.450Z 27.358 87.738 33 4.6 mb Nepal 4.8
21 2002-10-29T17:26:33.450Z 28.007 87.423 33 4.1 mb western Xizang 4.3
22 2002-07-18T23:24:20.490Z 28.19 87.525 33 3.9 mb western Xizang 4.0
23 2002-07-16T18:39:24.490Z 27.774 87.468 33 4 mb Nepal 4.1
24 2001-08-06T06:23:29.050Z 27.66 87.427 33 4.4 mb Nepal 4.6
25 1999-09-05T02:28:16.980Z 28.159 87.413 33 4.5 mb western Xizang 4.7
26 1998-12-01T05:35:09.200Z 27.935 87.649 33 4.8 mb Nepal 5.0
27 1998-09-12T05:08:52.140Z 27.852 86.9 33 4.2 mb Nepal 4.4
28 1998-09-06T21:35:49.470Z 27.859 86.895 33 4.6 mb Nepal 4.8
29 1998-09-04T01:10:18.460Z 27.777 86.793 33 4.2 mb Nepal 4.4
30 1998-09-04T00:36:17.990Z 27.455 86.464 33 4.1 mb Nepal 4.3
31 1998-09-03T23:02:28.330Z 27.6 86.733 33 4.6 mb Nepal 4.8
32 1998-09-03T21:00:53.590Z 27.729 86.88 33 4.1 mb Nepal 4.3
33 1998-09-03T18:51:38.600Z 27.65 86.802 33 4.4 mb Nepal 4.6
34 1998-09-03T18:15:56.560Z 27.85 86.941 33 5.6 mb Nepal 5.8
35 1998-07-31T17:50:18.330Z 28.01 87.73 33 4.1 mb western Xizang 4.3
36 1998-02-01T17:32:48.220Z 28.19 87.122 33 4.5 mb western Xizang 4.7
37 1997-12-08T02:03:55.840Z 27.475 87.175 33 5 mb Nepal 5.2
38 1997-11-27T16:55:52.110Z 27.74 87.761 33 4.2 mb Nepal 4.4
39 1997-11-27T16:11:57.070Z 27.618 87.347 33 5.1 mb Nepal 5.3
40 1997-10-11T10:11:10.340Z 27.733 86.498 33 4.3 mb Nepal 4.5
41 1997-04-07T13:00:42.180Z 27.427 86.545 33 4.4 mb Nepal 4.6
42 1996-12-30T15:16:29.590Z 27.239 86.505 33 3.6 mb Nepal 3.7
43 1996-12-30T11:08:18.920Z 27.435 86.638 33 5 mb Nepal 5.2
44 1996-10-03T01:29:03.110Z 28.209 87.489 33 4.5 mb western Xizang 4.7
45 1996-04-26T16:30:58.490Z 27.825 87.821 33 5 mb Nepal 5.2
46 1996-02-22T01:11:27.330Z 28.008 87.23 33 4.1 ml western Xizang 4.3
47 1995-01-01T19:56:13.620Z 27.773 87.587 61.1 4.9 mb Nepal 5.1
48 1994-09-25T00:59:01.310Z 28.159 87.254 33 4 mb western Xizang 4.1
49 1994-05-25T07:38:53.710Z 27.65 87.792 47.9 4.6 mb Nepal 4.8
50 1993-09-05T06:05:54.630Z 27.293 87.31 33 4.5 mb Nepal 4.7
51 1992-04-01T13:41:03.930Z 27.392 87.065 33 4.3 mb Nepal 4.5
52 1988-12-27T02:56:03.850Z 27.887 87.773 64.6 4.6 mb Nepal 4.8
53 1987-05-10T05:10:40.050Z 28.22 86.739 33 4.6 mb western Xizang 4.8
54 1987-04-23T09:05:56.920Z 27.991 87.102 47.6 4.7 mb Nepal 4.9
55 1975-06-24T15:38:27.800Z 27.473 87.294 33 5.2 mb Nepal 5.4
56 1975-04-24T01:35:51.300Z 27.238 86.902 33 5.1 mb Nepal 5.3
57 1975-02-06T06:39:44.600Z 27.891 87.826 33 4.7 mb Nepal 4.9
58 1973-03-22T01:06:57.200Z 28.135 86.993 33 5.2 mb western Xizang 5.4

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