M6.6 earthquake near Bharatpur, Bagmati Province

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 71 km NNE of Bharatpur, Nepal on 25 Apr 2015, 06:45 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Bharatpur, about 71 km away in Bagmati Province, Nepal.