Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 12, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nepal on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 07:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Banepa (Nepal - NP), about 72.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 86.257 and latitude 27.559.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	27.559, 86.257
UTC time	2015-05-12 07:23:32.670

Location	Kathmandu
Country	Nepal (NP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2015-05-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Banepa	72.9 km
Madhyapur Thimi	86.8 km
Kathmandu	93.7 km
Patan	93.9 km
Lahān	96.0 km
Kirtipur	97.5 km
Janakpur Dham	98.0 km
Hetauda	121.8 km
Rājbirāj	123.5 km
Dharān	130.9 km
Sītāmarhi	131.6 km
Bairāgnia	133.4 km

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