Earthquake details

Friday, December 8, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nepal on Friday, December 8, 2017 at 02:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Banepa (Nepal - NP), about 63.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 86.147 and latitude 27.762.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	27.762, 86.147
UTC time	2017-12-08 02:51:18.860

Location	Kathmandu
Country	Nepal (NP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2017-12-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Banepa	63.3 km
Madhyapur Thimi	75.4 km
Kathmandu	81.7 km
Patan	82.6 km
Kirtipur	86.2 km
Hetauda	116.1 km
Janakpur Dham	117.0 km
Lahān	120.6 km
Bairāgnia	142.8 km
Sītāmarhi	145.4 km
Rājbirāj	148.5 km
Birgunj	150.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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