Information about the earthquake: mag of light. 4.3 earthquake
Light 4.3 magnitude earthquake 172 km deep
25 Sep 06:33 UTC: First to report: NCS after 5 minutes.
Updated Sat Sep 25, 2021, 06:48 AM
Moderate 4.3 earthquake strikes near Madhyapur Thimi, Bhaktapur, Bagmati province, Nepal
4.3 earthquake Sep 25 14:27 (GMT +8)
According to preliminary calculations, we do not expect that the earthquake was felt by many people and caused no damage. In Kodari (1,600 inhabitants, 44 km), Dhulikhel (16,300 inhabitants, 94 km), Banepā (17,200 inhabitants, 94 km), Madhyapur Thimi (83,000 inhabitants, 98 km), Panauti̇̄ (pop. At 27,600, 99 km), Kathmandu (1,442,300 inhabitants, 101 km) and Patan (183,300 inhabitants, 103 km), the earthquake was probably not felt.
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Date and hour : 25 Sep 2021 06:27:56 UTC –
Local time at epicenter: Saturday 25 Sep 2021 14:27 (GMT +8)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 171.8 km
Latitude / longitude of epicenter: 28.3475 ° N / 86.0389 ° E↗ 
(Tibet, China)
Antipode: 28.348 ° S / 93.961 ° W↗
Nearby towns and villages:
44 km (27 mi) north of Kodari (Province 3, Nepal) (pop: 1,600) -> Watch the earthquakes nearby!
94 km (59 mi) NNE of Dhulikhel (Bagmati, Province 3, Nepal) (pop: 16,300) -> See nearby earthquakes!
94 km (59 mi) NNE of Banepā (Bagmati, Province 3, Nepal) (pop: 17,200) -> See nearby earthquakes!
98 km (61 mi) northeast of Madhyapur Thimi (Province 3, Nepal) (pop: 83,000) -> Watch the earthquakes nearby!
99 km (62 mi) NNE of Panauti̇̄ (Province 3, Nepal) (pop: 27,600) -> See earthquakes nearby!
101 km (63 mi) NE of Kathmandu (Province 3, Nepal) (pop: 1,442,300) -> See nearby earthquakes!
103 km (64 mi) northeast of Patan (Province 3, Nepal) (pop: 183,300) -> Observe the earthquakes nearby!
142 km (88 mi) northeast of Hetauda (Province 3, Nepal) (pop: 84,800) -> Observe the earthquakes nearby!
295 km (183 mi) WW of Xigaze (pop: 80,000) -> See earthquakes nearby!
513 km (319 mi) WW of Lhasa (pop: 118,700) -> See nearby earthquakes!
Clouds covered
6.2 ° C (43 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 4 m / s (8 kts) from SMain data source: NCS (National Center for Seismology)
Estimated energy released: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tonnes of TNT) Find out more
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| Mag. | Depth | Site | Source |
| 4.3 | 172 km | China: 99km NE of Kathmandu, Nepal | SNC |
| 4.5 | 10 km | NEPAL | EMSC |
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