Moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 14 km depth4 Oct 05:35 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 5 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 4, 2026 05:30:56 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Oct 4, 2026, at 11:15 am (Asia/Kathmandu GMT +5:45)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.40Depth13.7 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude28.1048°N / 84.9402°EDhading, Madhesh, NepalAlso near: China 28 km (17 mi) away | India 91 km (57 mi) awaySeismic antipode28.1048°S / 95.06°WShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeModerate Rain 17.8°C (64 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from SWEstimated seismic energy released2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.4 | about seismic energy12 minutes agoOct 4, 2026 05:30 GMT / Oct 4, 2026 11:15 am (Kathmandu time)Lat / Lng: 28.1048 / 84.9402: NepalSource: EMSCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23409517',28.10480,84.94020,'12 minutes ago: Mag. 4.4, Nepal',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in NepalNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal with 1,400,000 inhabitants, in 58 km (36 mi) distance southeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry36 km (23 mi)SW of epicenterBarhaghare(pop: 35)III: WeakGorkha, Gandaki PradeshNepal56 km (35 mi)SE of epicenterChapali Bhadrakali(pop: 10,800)III: WeakKathmandu, Bagmati ProvinceNepal57 km (35 mi)W of epicenterBesisahar(pop: 5,430)III: WeakSalyan, Karnali PradeshNepal58 km (36 mi)SE of epicenterKirtipur(pop: 44,600)III: WeakKathmandu, Bagmati ProvinceNepal58 km (36 mi)SE of epicenterKathmandu(pop: 1,442,300)III: WeakBagmati ProvinceNepal60 km (37 mi)SE of epicenterPatan(pop: 299,300)III: WeakLalitpur, Bagmati ProvinceNepal64 km (40 mi)SE of epicenterMadhyapur Thimi(pop: 120,000)III: WeakBhaktapur, Bagmati ProvinceNepal68 km (43 mi)SW of epicenterBharatpur(pop: 369,400)III: WeakChitwan, Bagmati ProvinceNepal74 km (46 mi)SE of epicenterkankrabari Dovan(pop: 10,000)III: WeakKavrepalanchok, Bagmati ProvinceNepal74 km (46 mi)SE of epicenterHari Bdr Tamang House(pop: 10,000)III: WeakKavrepalanchok, Bagmati ProvinceNepal76 km (47 mi)S of epicenterHetauda(pop: 196,000)III: WeakMakwanpur, Bagmati ProvinceNepal78 km (48 mi)SE of epicenterBanepa(pop: 67,600)III: WeakKavrepalanchok, Bagmati ProvinceNepal80 km (50 mi)SE of epicenterDhulikhel(pop: 16,300)III: WeakKavrepalanchok, Bagmati ProvinceNepal81 km (50 mi)SE of epicenterPanauti(pop: 27,600)III: WeakKavrepalanchok, Bagmati ProvinceNepal84 km (52 mi)SE of epicenterChautara(pop: 51,300)III: WeakSindhupalchowk, Bagmati ProvinceNepal97 km (60 mi)W of epicenterPokhara(pop: 600,100)III: WeakKaski, Gandaki PradeshNepal117 km (73 mi)W of epicenterWalin(pop: 21,900)II: Very weakSyangja, Gandaki PradeshNepal120 km (74 mi)SE of epicenterCharikot(pop: 40,000)II: Very weakDolakha, Bagmati ProvinceNepal121 km (75 mi)SW of epicenterNarkatiaganj(pop: 49,500)II: Very weakPashchim Champaran, State of BiharIndia121 km (75 mi)SW of epicenterRamnagar(pop: 48,400)II: Very weakPashchim Champaran, State of BiharIndia121 km (75 mi)S of epicenterBirganj(pop: 268,300)II: Very weakParsa, MadheshNepal125 km (78 mi)S of epicenterRaxaul(pop: 55,500)II: Very weakPurba Champaran, State of BiharIndia133 km (82 mi)W of epicenterBaglun(pop: 23,300)II: Very weakGandaki PradeshNepal135 km (84 mi)S of epicenterChanpatia(pop: 27,100)II: Very weakPashchim Champaran, State of BiharIndia139 km (87 mi)W of epicenterTansen(pop: 23,700)II: Very weakPalpa, Lumbini ProvinceNepal140 km (87 mi)SW of epicenterBagaha(pop: 112,600)II: Very weakPashchim Champaran, State of BiharIndia150 km (93 mi)S of epicenterSagauli(pop: 38,800)II: Very weakPurba Champaran, State of BiharIndia151 km (94 mi)S of epicenterBettiah(pop: 132,200)II: Very weakPashchim Champaran, State of BiharIndia152 km (94 mi)SE of epicenterMalangawa(pop: 20,300)II: Very weakSarlahi, MadheshNepal153 km (95 mi)S of epicenterGaur(pop: 27,300)II: Very weakRautahat, MadheshNepal153 km (95 mi)W of epicenterButwal(pop: 195,100)II: Very weakRupandehi, Lumbini ProvinceNepal155 km (96 mi)S of epicenterBairagnia(pop: 42,900)II: Very weakSitamarhi, State of BiharIndia161 km (100 mi)S of epicenterDhaka(pop: 42,100)II: Very weakPurba Champaran, State of BiharIndia161 km (100 mi)SW of epicenterSiddharthanagar(pop: 63,400)II: Very weakRupandehi, Lumbini ProvinceNepal164 km (102 mi)SW of epicenterPadrauna(pop: 47,200)II: Very weakKushinagar, Uttar PradeshIndia181 km (113 mi)SE of epicenterJanakpur(pop: 195,400)II: Very weakDhanusa, MadheshNepal184 km (114 mi)SW of epicenterKushinagar(pop: 274,400)II: Very weakKushinagar, Uttar PradeshIndia215 km (134 mi)SW of epicenterGorakhpur(pop: 674,200)II: Very weakUttar PradeshIndia217 km (135 mi)SE of epicenterLahan(pop: 103,000)II: Very weakSiraha, MadheshNepalNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-10-4EpicenterAgency4.414 km8.5 mi05:30:56NEPALEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 3 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 3 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Oct 4, 2026 11:15 am (Kathmandu)12 minutes ago4.414 km0 km - This quakeMadhesh, 58 km NW of Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, NepalMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 11.3 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.14 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 8.6 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 20.1 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 21 quakes per yearThe area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake