M4.4 earthquake 20 km NE of Dadeldhur?, Nepal
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 20 km NE of Dadeldhur?, Nepal on Wed, Jul 30, 1980, 12:14 AM GMT+5:30 (18:44 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 17 km SSE of Dipayal, Nepal. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-07-29 18:44:24 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.447° N, 80.712° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.617 km SSE of Dipayal, Nepal · 16856 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.831 km SE of D?rchul?, Nepal · 16856 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.522 km NNW of Dipayal, Nepal · 16856 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.520 km NNW of Dipayal, Nepal · 16854 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.522 km NE of Dadeldhur?, Nepal · 16850 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.337 km NE of Dipayal, Nepal · 16835 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.518 km NNW of Dh?rchula, India · 16816 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000195c. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC.