Earthquake details

Sunday, August 23, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nepal on Sunday, August 23, 2015 at 09:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Banepa (Nepal - NP), about 59.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 86.080 and latitude 27.836.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	27.836, 86.080
UTC time	2015-08-23 09:02:05.080

Location	Kathmandu
Country	Nepal (NP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2015-08-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Banepa	59.4 km
Madhyapur Thimi	70.3 km
Kathmandu	76.2 km
Patan	77.4 km
Kirtipur	80.9 km
Hetauda	112.8 km
Janakpur Dham	124.1 km
Lahān	130.4 km
Bairāgnia	145.7 km
Birgunj	149.4 km
Sītāmarhi	150.0 km
Raxaul	154.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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