Just 21 minutes ago, a magnitude-4.6 earthquake struck near Khadbari, Sankhuwasabha, Koshi, Nepal. The tremor was recorded early Thursday morning, November 12th, 2026, at 4:00 am local time, at a shallow depth of 10. km below the surface.The event was reported by the United States Geological Survey, the first seismological agency to report it.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which also listed the quake at magnitude 4.6. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 4.7, India's National Center for Seismology (NCS) at magnitude 4.9, and the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 4.9.Weak shaking might have been felt in Khadbari (pop. 22,900), located 86 km from the epicenter; Gangtok (pop. 100,300), 94 km away; Ilam (pop. 17,500), 107 km away; Dhankuta (pop. 22,100), 113 km away; and Dhankuta (pop. 22,100), 113 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they change and follow up if other significant news about the quake becomes 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: Nov 12, 2026 04:45 am (Shanghai time) local time (11 Nov 2026 23:00 GMT)Magnitude: 4.6Hypocenter depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 27.87°N / 87.89°E (Rikaze Diqu, Koshi, Nepal)Primary data source: USGS