M5.5 earthquake 46 km NNE of Dipayal, Nepal
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 46 km NNE of Dipayal, Nepal on Mon, Jun 27, 1966, 4:17 PM GMT+5:30 (10:47 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.6 37 km ESE of Dārchulā, Nepal. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1966-06-27 10:47:43 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.615° N, 81.189° E
- Region
- Nepal
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.731 km N of Dipayal, Nepal · 22007 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
- 6.637 km ESE of Dārchulā, Nepal · 22007 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.534 km NNW of Dipayal, Nepal · 22007 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.534 km SE of D?rchul?, Nepal · 22007 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem846869. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:28 AM UTC.