Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Learning From Earthquakes

Liquefaction Hazard Studies: Kathmandu Valley

February 8, 2018

Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team (VERT) Summary by Brett Maurer.

Compilation of Liquefaction Hazard Analyses (Pre-Gorkha Earthquake) in Kathmandu Valley 

Geological database for Liquefaction hazard assessment in Kathmandu Valley; B.K. Piya (2004)

Liquefaction Hazard Map of Kathmandu Valley Floor; OCHA Nepal (2008)

Liquefaction Potential Analysis of Kathmandu Valley; R Neupane & K. Suzuki (2010)

Risk-Sensitive Land Use Plan Final Report: Kathmandu Metro City; EMI (2010)

Soil Liquefaction Potential in Kathmandu Valley; S.M. Sharma et al. (2013)

 

Curated topics from the April 25, 2015, Nepal Earthquake to help inform reconnaissance activities, identify impacted regions, and help document the timeline of earthquake response/recovery. 

Information on geotechnical impacts—landslides and liquefaction—from the April 25, 2015, Nepal earthquake.