Earthquake in Nepal! M4.4 at Darchula on June 27

Kathmandu, June 27 National Seismological Center (NSC) web portal reported a minor earthquake measuring M4.4 on Richter scale in Far Western Nepal at around noon of June 27^th at 12:06pm local time (06:21 UTC). According to the NSC the quake was epicentered at Darchula in Far Western Region of Nepal.

Pray for people in Darchula, who were recently, traumatized by flood and landslide.

This is the 17th M4+ scale earthquake in the country this year, 2013.



Aerial distance and direction to the epicenter from major cities:
750km WNW of Biratnagar
623kn NW of Janakpur
515km WNW of Kathmandu
370km WNW of Pokhara
235km NNW of Nepalgunj
135km NNE of Mahendranagar

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M.4.2 hit Northern Khotang (June 9)
M.4.5 hit Northern Bajura (May 31)
M4.2 hit Sindhupalchok (May 26)
Triple quake M4.3, M4.4 and M4.5 at Mugu (May 14)
M4.9 hit Northern Bajhang (April 28)
M4.2 hit Dhanusa (March 17)
M5.4 hit Rukum (March 6)
M4.1 hit Baglung (February 22)
M4 hit Bajhang (February 7)
M4.5 hit Bajhang (January 18)
M4 hits Siraha (January 13)
M5.5 hits Northern part of Bajura (January 9)
M4.7 hits Bajhang - Doti border (January 2)
M4.5 at Rolpa - Pyuthan Border (December 22)
M4 hit North East Jajarkot (December 4)
M5.6 and M4 hit Bajhang in far west (November 12)
M4.4 at Southern Rukum (September 17)
M4.3 at Northern Rolpa (August 30)
M4.4 at Southern Dailekh (August 28)
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Triple quake measuring M5 to M4.2 jolts Rukum (July 31)
M4.9 earthquake hits Southern Bajhang in Western Nepal (July 11)
M4.5 earthquake at Panchthar - Sikkim border (June 11)
M4.8 earthquake hit Pokhara (June 9)