Earthquake details

Friday, February 5, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nepal on Friday, February 5, 2016 at 16:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kathmandu (Nepal - NP), about 19.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 85.338 and latitude 27.878.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	23.5 km
Coordinates	27.878, 85.338
UTC time	2016-02-05 16:20:11.740

Location	Kathmandu
Country	Nepal (NP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2016-02-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kathmandu	19.7 km
Madhyapur Thimi	22.5 km
Patan	22.6 km
Kirtipur	23.0 km
Banepa	32.8 km
Hetauda	58.4 km
Bharatpur	91.6 km
Birgunj	106.0 km
Raxaul	111.0 km
Narkatiāganj	122.1 km
Bairāgnia	126.8 km
Rāmnagar	127.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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