Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 21, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nepal on Tuesday, July 21, 1970 at 15:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bharatpur (Nepal - NP), about 46.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 84.760 and latitude 27.977.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	27.977, 84.760
UTC time	1970-07-21 15:37:43.570

Location	Bharatpur
Country	Nepal (NP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-07-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bharatpur	46.2 km
Kirtipur	60.8 km
Kathmandu	63.1 km
Patan	64.0 km
Hetauda	66.7 km
Madhyapur Thimi	70.0 km
Pokhara	84.1 km
Banepa	84.3 km
Rāmnagar	100.3 km
Narkatiāganj	101.6 km
Birgunj	107.5 km
Raxaul	111.4 km

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