Disaster risk understanding of local people after the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake in Pokhara City, Nepal

Geoenvironmental Disasters

Table 1 Few questions related to the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake and readiness behaviour

Questions	Responses
Did you face the Gorkha Earthquake?	Yes	No
Where were you during the earthquake?	At home	In the field	In the market	In school	Outside the house	Other
What did you do after the earthquake?	Stayed inside	Went in the field	Hid under the bed	Stayed holding the bed	Stayed out	Other
If you stayed out, for how many days	One day	Two days	Three days	More than three days
In the future, scientists proverb that earthquake can take place in the West, if this happens do you think your house can transcend it?	Yes	No
if yes, what are the reasons?	Consulted with the engineer	Have a plan to make a new building	Have a plan of Retrofitting	Will do nothing
Have you consulted with the engineer before designing your house?	Yes	No
Have you secured your drawer, frames and vase that could fall during the earthquake	Yes	No
Have you noticed any type of diseases after the Gorkha Earthquake in your area?	Yes	No
if yes, mention the type of diseases	Mental	Infectious	Nothing	Communicable	Other
if yes, were the disease different than the previous ones?	Little different	Very different	Similar	Don’t know	Others
Did you find any mental patient after the earthquake?	Yes	No
After the earthquake, how many people in your neighbor or family went to see the doctor?	More than 1	More than 5	More than 10	More than 20	Don’t know
How far is the hospital from your home?	1000–2000 m	2000-3000 m	3000-4000 m	Less than 1000 m	More than 4000 m
Did anyone from governmental and non-governmental organization to understand the situation after the Gorkha earthquake	Yes	No