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M7.8 earthquake, Nepal, 2015-04-25

MagnitudeM7.8mww

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Depth8 km

Time (UTC)2015-04-25 06:11

Rank in 20152 / 146among M6+

Rank since 1900211 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×501approx.

67 km NNE of Bharatpur, Nepal · 28.23, 84.73

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 2015-04-25	2015-04-25 06:45	10 km	71 km NNE of Bharatpur, Nepal

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1934 M8.0M8.0

2015 M7.8M7.8

2015 M7.3M7.3

2025 M7.1M7.1

1988 M6.9M6.9

1936 M6.9M6.9

2015 M6.7M6.7

2015 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2005-04-07	2005-04-07 20:04	11 km	196 km NE of Jumla, Nepal
M6.2 2004-07-11	2004-07-11 23:08	13 km	213 km NE of Jumla, Nepal
M6.2 1993-03-20	1993-03-20 14:51	12 km	135 km NNE of Lobujya, Nepal
M6.9 1988-08-20	1988-08-20 23:09	57 km	9 km WSW of Triyuga, Nepal
M6.3 1958-10-28	1958-10-28 10:46	15 km	142 km NNW of Saga, China
M6.4 1957-04-14	1957-04-14 07:11	15 km	157 km NNW of Saga, China
M6.9 1936-05-27	1936-05-27 06:19	15 km	28 km WNW of B?glung, Nepal
M8.0 1934-01-15	1934-01-15 08:43	15 km	1934 Bihar-Nepal Earthquake
M6.2 1918-11-29	1918-11-29 10:41	15 km	26 km E of Birendranagar, Nepal

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.