International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1583085
Event time 2026-02-26 07:43:00 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-26 01:58:00 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-26 07:47:21 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.8
Depth 40 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 2
Possible effects A few people might notice movement if they are at rest and/or on the upper floors of tall buildings.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Asia
Country Nepal
Administration area
Nearest settlement Khadbari
Distance 26 km
Course NNW
Surface type underground quake



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
Tumling Tar Airport (32,02 km), Tumling Tar Airport (32,02 km), Lukla Airport (41,62 km), Lukla Airport (41,62 km), Syangboche Airport (48,23 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
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