Earthquake details

Friday, July 24, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nepal on Friday, July 24, 2009 at 03:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Xigazê (Nepal - NP), about 356.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 85.902 and latitude 31.158.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	13.4 km
Coordinates	31.158, 85.902
UTC time	2009-07-24 03:11:56.830

Location	Kathmandu
Country	Nepal (NP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-07-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Xigazê	356.9 km
Pokhara	372.2 km
Kathmandu	388.9 km
Madhyapur Thimi	390.3 km
Patan	391.7 km
Kirtipur	392.0 km
Banepa	394.2 km
Bharatpur	412.8 km
Hetauda	423.7 km
Butwāl	452.4 km
Rāmnagar	470.4 km
Birgunj	471.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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