M5.2 earthquake near Kathmandu, Bagmati Province

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 19 km N of Kathmandu, Nepal on 5 Feb 2016, 16:20 UTC at a depth of 24 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 Kathmandu, about 20 km away in Bagmati Province, Nepal.