M5.2 earthquake 82 km NNW of Lobujya, Nepal
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 82 km NNW of Lobujya, Nepal on Fri, Jan 10, 1986, 9:31 AM GMT+5:45 (03:46 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-10 03:46:29 UTC
- Depth
- 54.6 km (33.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.648° N, 86.527° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002pxe (also filed as gcmtb011086a, gcmt19860110034627, iscgem505384). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC.