Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 12, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nepal on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 07:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Banepa (Nepal - NP), about 72.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 86.245 and latitude 27.746.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	27.746, 86.245
UTC time	2015-05-12 07:34:22.630

Location	Kathmandu
Country	Nepal (NP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2015-05-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Banepa	72.4 km
Madhyapur Thimi	84.8 km
Kathmandu	91.2 km
Patan	92.0 km
Kirtipur	95.6 km
Lahān	116.6 km
Janakpur Dham	117.5 km
Hetauda	124.8 km
Rājbirāj	143.2 km
Dharān	145.7 km
Bairāgnia	147.5 km
Sītāmarhi	148.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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