A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (mg/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Ramechhap in Nepal. The temblor was reported at 17:43:09 / 5:43 pm (local time epicenter) at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time of event 12/05/15 / 2015-05-12 11:58:09 / May 12, 2015 @ 11:58 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Exact location of event, longitude 85.9412 East, latitude 27.4639 North, depth 10 km, unique identifier, us20002en6.
Close countries, Nepal (c. 28 952 000 pop). The epicenter was 67 km (41 miles) from Kathmandu (c. 1 442 300 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Pātan (c. 183 300 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Janakpur (c. 93 800 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Hitura (c. 84 800 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Kirtipur (c. 44 600 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Panaoti (c. 27 600 pop). Nearest city, towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Jaleswar, Hitura, Janakpur.
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