List of earthquakes in Nepal

This is a list of earthquakes in Nepal. It includes those events with their epicentre in the country and those that occurred outside the country, but caused significant damage in Nepal.

Date Time‡ Place Latitude Longitude Fatalities Magnitude Comments Sources
7 June 1255 Kathmandu 27.7 85.3 30% of population [1]
26 August 1833 Kathmandu/Bihar 28.3 85.5 8.0 Ms [2]
7 July 1869 Kathmandu 27.7 85.3 6.5 Ms [3]
28 August 1916 06:39 Nepal/Tibet 30.0 81.0 7.7 Ms [4]
15 January 1934 08:43 Nepal/Tibet
see 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake		 26.773 86.762 10,600 8.0 Mw [5]
27 June 1966 10:41 Nepal/India border 29.554 80.854 80 6.3 Ms [6]
29 July 1980 14:58 Nepal/Pithoragarh 29.598 81.092 200 6.5 Ms [7]
20 August 1988 23:09 Kathmandu/Bihar
see 1988 Nepal earthquake		 26.775 86.616 1,091 6.6 Ms [8]
25 April 2015 11:58 Kathmandu/Bihar/Tibet
see 2015 Nepal earthquake		 28.147 84.708 6,265 7.8 Mw [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Comments for the 1255 earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Comments for the 1833 earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Comments for the 1869 earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Comments for the 1916 earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Comments for the 1934 earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Comments for the 1966 earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Comments for the 1980 earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Comments for the 1988 earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "M7.9 – 29 km ESE of Lamjung, Nepal". United States Geological Survey. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.