M5.0 earthquake - 110 km NNE of Lobujya, Nepal

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 110 km NNE of Lobujya, Nepal on 2 Feb 2021, 02:31 UTC at a depth of 9 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 Rikaze, about 156 km away in Tibet, China.