Moderate magnitude 4.9 quake hits 17 km west of Hetauda, Nepal in the morning

India's National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported a magnitude 4.9 quake in Nepal near Hetauda, Makwanpur, Bagmati Province, only 17 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Monday, December 27th, 2021, at 9:19 am local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. 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 Hetauda (pop. 84,800) located 17 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Birgunj (pop. 133,200) located 47 km from the epicenter, Bharatpur (pop. 107,200) 49 km away, Kirtipur (pop. 44,600) 49 km away, Patan (pop. 183,300) 52 km away, Kathmandu (pop. 1,442,300) 54 km away, Madhyapur Thimi (pop. 83,000) 59 km away, Panauti̇̄ (pop. 27,600) 67 km away, and Banepā (pop. 17,200) 69 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Dec 27, 2021 10:04 am (GMT +5:45) local time (27 Dec 2021 04:19 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 27.44°N / 84.86°E (Makwanpur, Bagmati Province, Nepal)
Primary data source: NCS
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