M6.1 earthquake near Dhulikhel, Bagmati Province

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 0 km NNW of Dhulikhel, Nepal on 25 Apr 2015, 06:15 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 Dhulikhel, about 1 km away in Bagmati Province, Nepal.