Earthquake details

Thursday, December 18, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nepal on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at 15:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Banepa (Nepal - NP), about 84.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 86.370 and latitude 27.740.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.6 km
Coordinates	27.740, 86.370
UTC time	2014-12-18 15:32:12.950

Location	Madhyapur Thimi
Country	Nepal (NP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2014-12-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Banepa	84.5 km
Madhyapur Thimi	97.1 km
Kathmandu	103.5 km
Patan	104.3 km
Kirtipur	107.9 km
Lahān	114.0 km
Janakpur Dham	120.8 km
Hetauda	136.5 km
Dharān	136.8 km
Rājbirāj	138.7 km
Īṭahari̇̄	149.5 km
Sītāmarhi	154.5 km

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