Earthquake details

Sunday, December 23, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Nepal on Sunday, December 23, 2018 at 19:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Xigazê (Nepal - NP), about 243.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 86.795 and latitude 30.468.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	30.468, 86.795
UTC time	2018-12-23 19:35:20.200

Location	Kathmandu
Country	Nepal (NP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2018-12-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Xigazê	243.0 km
Banepa	339.1 km
Madhyapur Thimi	339.2 km
Kathmandu	339.7 km
Patan	342.5 km
Kirtipur	343.8 km
Pokhara	367.7 km
Hetauda	379.4 km
Dêqên	381.7 km
Bharatpur	386.3 km
Gangtok	392.1 km
Darjeeling	408.5 km

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