Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes near Pokhara, Kaski, Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal
5.8 quake 19 May 8:26 am (GMT +5:45)

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake near Pokhara, Kaski, Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal, was reported only 15 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter in the morning on Wednesday 19 May 2021 at 7:41 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Pokhara (pop. 200,000) located 45 km from the epicenter, Bhattarai Danda (pop. 5,500) 76 km away, Wāliṅ (pop. 21,900) 79 km away, Bāglung (pop. 23,300) 80 km away, and Bharatpur (pop. 107,200) 84 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Kathmandu (pop. 1,442,300) located 122 km from the epicenter, Butwāl (pop. 91,700) 123 km away, Patan (pop. 183,300) 123 km away, Hetauda (pop. 84,800) 128 km away, and Madhyapur Thimi (pop. 83,000) 129 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: 19 May 8:26 am (GMT +5:45) local time (19 May 2021 02:41 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.8
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 28.43°N / 84.39°E (Lamjung, Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal)
Primary data source: GFZ
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