Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nepal on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 21:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Banepa (Nepal - NP), about 53.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 86.050 and latitude 27.720.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	8.4 km
Coordinates	27.720, 86.050
UTC time	2015-05-13 21:38:06.390

Location	Kathmandu
Country	Nepal (NP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2015-05-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Banepa	53.0 km
Madhyapur Thimi	65.5 km
Kathmandu	71.9 km
Patan	72.7 km
Kirtipur	76.3 km
Hetauda	105.6 km
Janakpur Dham	111.0 km
Lahān	119.2 km
Bairāgnia	133.4 km
Sītāmarhi	137.1 km
Birgunj	139.6 km
Raxaul	144.4 km

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