Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 4, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nepal on Wednesday, October 4, 1978 at 13:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Banepa (Nepal - NP), about 48.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 85.963 and latitude 27.834.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	27.834, 85.963
UTC time	1978-10-04 13:53:52.000

Location	Banepa
Country	Nepal (NP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-10-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Banepa	48.9 km
Madhyapur Thimi	59.2 km
Kathmandu	65.0 km
Patan	66.3 km
Kirtipur	69.7 km
Hetauda	102.3 km
Janakpur Dham	123.1 km
Lahān	134.2 km
Bairāgnia	139.5 km
Birgunj	140.4 km
Raxaul	145.3 km
Sītāmarhi	145.8 km

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