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M4.5 Earthquake near 49 km NE of Lobuche, Nepal

UTC time: 2025-01-07 02:27:38 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

49 km NE of Lobuche, Nepal

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About this earthquake

On January 7, 2025 at 02:27 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near 49 km NE of Lobuche, Nepal. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
8af67b3c2495539b0108399c0b2afecf5d0506ab
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-07 02:27:38 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
28.30170, 87.11340

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Shigatse Tingri AirportChina · DDR · ZUDR
    45.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

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