M5.1 earthquake - 193 km NE of Jumla, Nepal

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 193 km NE of Jumla, Nepal on 1 Feb 2017, 10:07 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Dailekh, about 260 km away in Karnali Pradesh, Nepal.