Video data files to accompany USGS OFR 2015-1142--Assessment of existing and potential landslide hazards resulting from the April 25, 2015 Gorkha, Nepal earthquake sequence

On April 25, 2015, a large ( M7.8) earthquake shook much of central Nepal and was followed by a series of M>6 aftershocks, including a M7.3 event on May 12, 2015. This earthquake and aftershocks, referred to as the Gorkha earthquake sequence, caused thousands of fatalities, damaged and destroyed entire villages, and displaced millions of residents. The earthquakes also triggered thousands of landslides in the exceedingly steep topography of Nepal; these landslides were responsible for hundreds of fatalities, and blocked vital roads and trails to affected villages. With the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), and in collaboration with earthquake-hazard organizations from both the United States and Nepal, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) responded to this crisis by providing landslide-hazard expertise to Nepalese agencies and affected villages. During these assessments, over 11 hours of helicopter-based video coverage of earthquake-affected areas was collected. A report available on-line provides a report on landslide assessments conducted by the USGS. The video resources contained herein provide high resolution coverage of approximately 1,000 kilometers (km) of river valleys and surrounding terrain affected by the Gorkha earthquake sequence.

2015年4月25日，一场震级为M7.8的大地震席卷尼泊尔中部大部分区域，随后又发生了一系列震级大于M6的余震，其中包括2015年5月12日发生的M7.3级地震。这场被称为廓尔喀地震序列的主震及余震，造成数千人遇难，大量村庄损毁，数百万居民流离失所。此次地震还在尼泊尔极为陡峭的地形中触发了数千起滑坡灾害，这些滑坡不仅造成数百人死亡，还堵塞了通往受灾村庄的关键道路与步道。在美国国际开发署（United States Agency for International Development, USAID）下属外国灾害援助办公室（Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, OFDA）的支持下，联合美尼两国地震灾害相关机构，美国地质调查局（U.S. Geological Survey, USGS）响应此次危机，向尼泊尔当地机构及受灾村庄提供了滑坡灾害专业技术支持。在本次灾情评估工作期间，团队收集了超过11小时的直升机航拍受灾区域视频素材。线上公开的一份报告详细介绍了USGS开展的滑坡评估工作。本数据集包含的视频资源，高清覆盖了廓尔喀地震序列影响范围内约1000公里的河谷及周边地形。