Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 29, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nepal on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 18:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Xigazê (Nepal - NP), about 296.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 86.508 and latitude 30.942.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	21.9 km
Coordinates	30.942, 86.508
UTC time	2010-12-29 18:30:59.750

Location	Kathmandu
Country	Nepal (NP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2010-12-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Xigazê	296.3 km
Kathmandu	378.7 km
Madhyapur Thimi	379.0 km
Banepa	380.6 km
Patan	381.5 km
Kirtipur	382.4 km
Pokhara	386.1 km
Bharatpur	415.4 km
Hetauda	416.6 km
Dêqên	418.5 km
Gangtok	451.5 km
Lhasa	464.2 km

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