Just 13 minutes ago, a 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal. The tremor was recorded late at night on Saturday, March 28th, 2026, at 10:50 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 29. km below the surface.The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Kodari (pop. 1,600) located 21 km from the epicenter, Dhulikhel (pop. 16,300) 38 km away, Banepa (pop. 67,600) 38 km away, Panauti (pop. 27,600) 43 km away, Madhyapur Thimi (pop. 120,000) 44 km away, and Kathmandu (pop. 1,442,300) 48 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Patan (pop. 299,300) located 50 km from the epicenter, and Kirtipur (pop. 44,600) 53 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Mar 28, 2026 11:35 pm (GMT +5:45) local time (28 Mar 2026 17:50 GMT)Magnitude: 4.4Depth: 29.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 27.92°N / 85.74°E (Sindhupalchowk, Madhesh, Nepal)Primary data source: EMSC