Earthquake details

Thursday, February 26, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nepal on Thursday, February 26, 1970 at 19:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Banepa (Nepal - NP), about 38.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 85.914 and latitude 27.653.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	27.653, 85.914
UTC time	1970-02-26 19:30:06.160

Location	Banepa
Country	Nepal (NP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-02-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Banepa	38.7 km
Madhyapur Thimi	52.0 km
Kathmandu	58.7 km
Patan	59.2 km
Kirtipur	62.8 km
Hetauda	90.6 km
Janakpur Dham	102.9 km
Lahān	118.1 km
Bairāgnia	119.8 km
Birgunj	124.3 km
Sītāmarhi	125.2 km
Raxaul	129.1 km

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