City seismic atlas · Nepal
Reported earthquakes near Kathmandu
Kathmandu centres a 300 km search across part of the central Himalaya and neighbouring regions. Results are based on reported epicentre coordinates and do not estimate local shaking, exposure or safety.
- Centre
- 27.702, 85.321
- Radius
- 300 km
- Time zone
- Asia/Kathmandu
USGS · 2016–2025
Reported M4+ history near Kathmandu
Source period: –
- M4.0+
- 259
- M5.0+
- 29
- M6.0+
- 1
Strongest event in the period
M7.1 · 2025 Southern Tibetan Plateau Earthquake
- UTC
- Jan 7, 2025, 1:05 AM
- Depth
- 10 km
- Distance from search centre
- 225 km
Nearest event in the period
M4.1 · 4 km SSW of P?tan, Nepal
- UTC
- Apr 9, 2016, 1:20 PM
- Depth
- 10.22 km
- Distance from search centre
- 8 km
Generated: .
Saved snapshot for the period dated below; it may be outdated. The latest shared package is requested when this page opens.
Shared package · 30 days
Recently reported earthquakes near Kathmandu
0 M2.5+ events within 300 km in the shared 30-day package
The shared 30-day package contains no M2.5+ events matching this radius. This does not mean there is no earthquake hazard.
Package generated: . Source of earthquake data: U.S. Geological Survey.
Earthquake24 methodology
What this view means
This page selects reported epicentres within 300 km of the GeoNames coordinates for Kathmandu. Historical counts use magnitude 4.0 or greater over ten complete calendar years. Recent events come from Earthquake24's shared 30-day package.
GeoNames records a population of 1,442,271 for this entry. It is a source field, not a metropolitan population figure.
Source of earthquake data: U.S. Geological Survey. USGS does not endorse Earthquake24 or ZENIT GROUP S.A.S.. City search data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.