Earthquake details

Saturday, April 25, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nepal on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 06:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Banepa (Nepal - NP), about 35.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 85.751 and latitude 27.882.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	27.882, 85.751
UTC time	2015-04-25 06:56:33.860

Location	Kathmandu
Country	Nepal (NP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2015-04-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Banepa	35.8 km
Madhyapur Thimi	42.2 km
Kathmandu	46.9 km
Patan	48.7 km
Kirtipur	51.8 km
Hetauda	87.0 km
Birgunj	129.1 km
Janakpur Dham	129.6 km
Bharatpur	131.5 km
Raxaul	134.1 km
Bairāgnia	135.6 km
Sītāmarhi	145.7 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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