M4.3 earthquake 37 km NE of Dipayal, Nepal
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 37 km NE of Dipayal, Nepal on Wed, Aug 20, 1980, 6:35 AM GMT+5:30 (01:05 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 27 km ESE 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-08-20 01:05:51 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.517° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.518 km NNW of Dh?rchula, India · 16825 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.027 km ESE of Dipayal, Nepal · 16792 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
Before
- 4.522 km NE of Dadeldhur?, Nepal · 16859 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.520 km NNW of Dipayal, Nepal · 16863 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.522 km NNW of Dipayal, Nepal · 16865 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.831 km SE of D?rchul?, Nepal · 16865 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.617 km SSE of Dipayal, Nepal · 16865 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.420 km NE of Dadeldhur?, Nepal · 16865 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 6.540 km NNE of Dipayal, Nepal · 16865 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.731 km ENE of Dipayal, Nepal · 16865 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00019f7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:22 PM UTC.