Earthquake details

Sunday, March 24, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nepal on Sunday, March 24, 1974 at 14:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Banepa (Nepal - NP), about 58.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 86.110 and latitude 27.727.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	27.727, 86.110
UTC time	1974-03-24 14:16:03.100

Location	Kathmandu
Country	Nepal (NP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-03-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Banepa	58.9 km
Madhyapur Thimi	71.4 km
Kathmandu	77.8 km
Patan	78.6 km
Kirtipur	82.2 km
Hetauda	111.4 km
Janakpur Dham	112.6 km
Lahān	118.0 km
Bairāgnia	137.5 km
Sītāmarhi	140.3 km
Birgunj	144.9 km
Rājbirāj	146.5 km

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