Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 12, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nepal on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 08:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Banepa (Nepal - NP), about 27.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 85.757 and latitude 27.763.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	27.763, 85.757
UTC time	2015-05-12 08:13:54.600

Location	Kathmandu
Country	Nepal (NP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2015-05-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Banepa	27.4 km
Madhyapur Thimi	37.6 km
Kathmandu	43.6 km
Patan	44.7 km
Kirtipur	48.2 km
Hetauda	80.7 km
Janakpur Dham	116.3 km
Birgunj	120.0 km
Bairāgnia	123.5 km
Raxaul	125.0 km
Bharatpur	130.6 km
Sītāmarhi	132.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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