Earthquake details

Sunday, April 26, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nepal on Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 07:09 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Banepa (Nepal - NP), about 51.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 86.017 and latitude 27.771.

Magnitude	6.7
Alert	Severe
Depth	22.9 km
Coordinates	27.771, 86.017
UTC time	2015-04-26 07:09:10.670

Location	Kathmandu
Country	Nepal (NP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2015-04-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Banepa	51.2 km
Madhyapur Thimi	62.9 km
Kathmandu	69.1 km
Patan	70.1 km
Kirtipur	73.6 km
Hetauda	104.4 km
Janakpur Dham	116.4 km
Lahān	125.7 km
Bairāgnia	136.3 km
Birgunj	140.2 km
Sītāmarhi	141.1 km
Raxaul	145.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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