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M4.1 Earthquake near 36 km NNE of Lobuche, Nepal

UTC time: 2025-01-12 06:51:23 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.1
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

36 km NNE of Lobuche, Nepal

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About this earthquake

On January 12, 2025 at 06:51 UTC, a magnitude M4.1 earthquake occurred near 36 km NNE of Lobuche, Nepal. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
e903962d2b70f06eb333b5d66087221c7e86ad5e
Magnitude
M4.1
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-12 06:51:23 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
28.23300, 87.00410

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
    46.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-18

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.

Earthquake overview

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Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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