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The quake had a moderate depth of 90 km (56 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | User reports | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in Nepal | Quakes in India | Quakes in Bangladesh | Quakes in or near China | Koshi | Sikkim | West BengalHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 90 km depth12 Aug 08:36 UTC: First to report: NCS after 8 minutes.12 Aug 08:36: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 12, 2026 08:27:50 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Aug 12, 2026, at 08:27 am (Universal Time GMT +0)StatusconfirmedMagnitude3.90Depth90 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude27.864°N / 87.657°ERikaze Diqu, Tibet, ChinaAlso near: Nepal 3.9 km (2 mi) away | India 46 km (29 mi) awaySeismic antipode27.864°S / 92.343°WShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Estimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy9 minutes agoAug 12, 2026 08:27 GMT / Aug 12, 2026 08:27 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 27.864 / 87.657: China: NepalSource: EMSCOther sources: NCS: 3.9 / 90 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23265472',27.86400,87.65700,'9 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, China: Nepal',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); 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 ChinaNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Khadbari, a town with 23,000 inhabitants in Nepal, in 70 km (44 mi) distance southwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Bhutan, Thimphu, 200 km (125 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry70 km (44 mi)SW of epicenterKhadbari(pop: 22,900)II: Very weakSankhuwasabha, KoshiNepal84 km (52 mi)W of epicenterLobuche(pop: 8,770)II: Very weakSolukhumbu, KoshiNepal87 km (54 mi)SE of epicenterGyalshing(pop: 4,010)II: Very weakWest Sikkim, SikkimIndia94 km (58 mi)SE of epicenterMangan(pop: 4,640)II: Very weakMangan, SikkimIndia98 km (61 mi)SW of epicenterBhojpur(pop: 3,250)II: Very weakKoshiNepal103 km (64 mi)S of epicenterDhankuta(pop: 22,100)II: Very weakKoshiNepal110 km (68 mi)S of epicenterIlam(pop: 17,500)II: Very weakKoshiNepal110 km (69 mi)SE of epicenterDarjiling(pop: 123,800)II: Very weakDarjiling, West BengalIndia112 km (69 mi)SE of epicenterGangtok(pop: 100,300)II: Very weakSikkimIndia120 km (74 mi)SE of epicenterKalimpong(pop: 43,000)II: Very weakWest BengalIndia123 km (76 mi)S of epicenterDharan(pop: 173,100)II: Very weakSunsari, KoshiNepal125 km (78 mi)SE of epicenterKurseong(pop: 46,400)II: Very weakDarjiling, West BengalIndia139 km (86 mi)S of epicenterItahari(pop: 48,000)I: Not feltSunsari, KoshiNepal143 km (89 mi)SE of epicenterNaksalbari(pop: 57,300)I: Not feltDarjiling, West BengalIndia149 km (92 mi)S of epicenterInaruwa(pop: 70,100)I: Not feltSunsari, KoshiNepal149 km (93 mi)SE of epicenterSiliguri(pop: 515,600)I: Not feltDarjiling, West BengalIndia152 km (95 mi)SW of epicenterTriyuga(pop: 71,400)I: Not feltUdaipur, KoshiNepal159 km (99 mi)W of epicenterCharikot(pop: 40,000)I: Not feltDolakha, Bagmati ProvinceNepal161 km (100 mi)S of epicenterBiratnagar(pop: 244,800)I: Not feltMorang, KoshiNepal168 km (104 mi)S of epicenterJogbani(pop: 39,300)I: Not feltAraria, State of BiharIndia172 km (107 mi)SW of epicenterLahan(pop: 103,000)I: Not feltSiraha, MadheshNepal173 km (107 mi)SW of epicenterRajbiraj(pop: 69,800)I: Not feltSaptari, MadheshNepal177 km (110 mi)S of epicenterShahbazpur(pop: 38,000)I: Not feltAraria, State of BiharIndia178 km (111 mi)S of epicenterForbesganj(pop: 50,500)I: Not feltAraria, State of BiharIndia179 km (111 mi)S of epicenterBahadurganj(pop: 37,000)I: Not feltKishanganj, State of BiharIndia184 km (114 mi)SE of epicenterJalpaiguri(pop: 107,800)I: Not feltWest BengalIndia186 km (115 mi)S of epicenterIslampur(pop: 55,700)I: Not feltUttar Dinajpur, West BengalIndia187 km (116 mi)SE of epicenterGoyerkata(pop: 66,400)I: Not feltJalpaiguri, West BengalIndia191 km (119 mi)S of epicenterAraria(pop: 79,000)I: Not feltState of BiharIndia191 km (119 mi)W of epicenterChautara(pop: 51,300)I: Not feltSindhupalchowk, Bagmati ProvinceNepal192 km (119 mi)SE of epicenterPanchagarh(pop: 48,500)I: Not feltRangpur DivisionBangladesh195 km (121 mi)NE of epicenterXigazê(pop: 80,000)I: Not feltRikaze Diqu, TibetChina198 km (123 mi)S of epicenterKishanganj(pop: 105,800)I: Not feltState of BiharIndia200 km (125 mi)E of epicenterThimphu(pop: 98,700)I: Not feltThimphu Dzongkhag Bhutan204 km (127 mi)SE of epicenterJaigaon(pop: 158,700)I: Not feltAlipurduar, West BengalIndia212 km (132 mi)W of epicenterBanepa(pop: 67,600)I: Not feltKavrepalanchok, Bagmati ProvinceNepal213 km (132 mi)SW of epicenterJanakpur(pop: 195,400)I: Not feltDhanusa, MadheshNepal213 km (132 mi)NE of epicenterLuobuqiongzi(pop: 42,600)I: Not feltRikaze Diqu, TibetChina219 km (136 mi)S of epicenterThakurgaon(pop: 71,100)I: Not feltRangpur DivisionBangladesh390 km (242 mi)NE of epicenterLhasa(pop: 118,700)I: Not feltTibetChinaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-08-12EpicenterAgency3.990 km56 mi08:27:50NEPALEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)3.990 km56 mi08:27:50Tibet, 78km NW of Yuksom, Sikkim, India0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCNCS (National Center for Seismology)Previous quakes in the same area of this earthquake9 minutes agoAug 12, 2026 08:27 GMT / Aug 12, 2026 08:27 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 27.864 / 87.657: China: NepalSource: EMSCOther sources: NCS: 3.9 / 90 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!',3.9,39, '#bb202a', 0.9,1.5, '#bb202a', 0.27);map2.addToMap('thisQuake',27.864,87.657,'9 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, China: Nepal','Earthquake: Mag 3.9 / 90 km (56 mi) depth9 minutes agoAug 12, 2026 08:27 GMT / Aug 12, 2026 08:27 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 27.864 / 87.657: China: NepalSource: EMSCOther sources: NCS: 3.9 / 90 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!','default'); // this will be local to this table obj function putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex) { qTableOlder.putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex); } map2.circleScale=0.5;qTableOlder.usePalette=1;qTableOlder.startVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime-(80*365.25*86400);qTableOlder.endVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime; qTableOlder.assignMap(map2); (async function(){await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r,4000));map2.map.setZoom(7)})(); })(); (function(){let done=false;async function loadPrevious(){if(done)return;done=true;while(typeof mkRequest=="undefined")await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,500));mkRequest("https://server2.allquakes.com/api/getPrevious.php?quakeId=23265472","get","",function(httpObj){let r=httpObj.responseText,d=document;if(""!=r&&200==httpObj.status){let o=JSON.parse(r);if(!o){let s=d.getElementById("olderQuakesSection");if(s)s.remove();return};let table=d.getElementById("qTableOlder");if(!table)return;table.innerHTML+=o.tableRows,qTableOlder.alternateBg();let ph=d.getElementById("placeholder_largestQText");if(ph)ph.innerHTML=o.html;let wrap=d.getElementById("sectionPreviousCWrap");if(wrap)wrap.style.display="";eval(o.js)}})}let d=document,target=d.getElementById("sectionPreviousCWrap")||d.getElementById("placeholder_largestQText")||d.getElementById("qTableOlder");if(!target||!("IntersectionObserver" in window)){loadPrevious();return}let obs=new IntersectionObserver(function(entries){if(entries.some(e=>e.isIntersecting)){obs.disconnect();loadPrevious()}},{rootMargin:"300px 0px"});obs.observe(target)})();]]>Try our free app!Android | iOS versionSupport Us – Help Us Enhance Our Services!We’re passionate about delivering the latest volcano and earthquake data from around the globe — just for you. 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