Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 12, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nepal on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 21:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bharatpur (Nepal - NP), about 23.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 84.638 and latitude 27.783.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	27.783, 84.638
UTC time	2015-05-12 21:25:11.930

Location	Bharatpur
Country	Nepal (NP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2015-05-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bharatpur	23.2 km
Hetauda	55.4 km
Kirtipur	64.0 km
Patan	67.6 km
Kathmandu	67.8 km
Madhyapur Thimi	74.7 km
Rāmnagar	75.6 km
Narkatiāganj	77.6 km
Pokhara	85.1 km
Birgunj	88.6 km
Banepa	88.7 km
Raxaul	91.8 km

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