List of earthquakes in Nepal

Lying in one of the most seismically active regions of the world, Nepal has a long history of earthquakes. The first documented earthquake event in the country dates back to 7 June 1255, during the reign of King Abhaya Malla. The quake, measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, took the life of the king and wiped out a third of Kathmandu's then population.[1] Nepal has witnessed at least one major earthquake per century ever since.

The following is a list of earthquakes in Nepal. It includes only major seismic events with their epicentre in the country, and those that occurred outside the country, that resulted in a significant loss of life and property in the country.

List

Date Time‡ Place Latitude Longitude Fatalities Mag. Comments Sources
1255, 7 June Kathmandu 27.7 85.3 2,200 7.8 [2]
1260 Sagarmatha 27.1 86.8 100 7.1 [3]
1344 Mechi 27.5 87.5 100 7.9 [3]
1408 August Near Nepal-Tibet Border, Bagmati zone 27.9 86.0 2,500 8.2 [3]
1505, 6 June Near Saldang, Karnali zone
see 1505 Lo Mustang earthquake
29.5 83.0 6,000 8.8 [3]
1681 January Northern Kosi zone 27.6 87.1 4,500 8.0 [3]
1767 July Northern Bagmati zone 28.0 85.5 4,000 7.9 [3]
1833, 26 August Kathmandu/Bihar 27.9 85.5 6,500 8.0 Ms [4]
1869, 7 July Kathmandu 27.7 85.3 750 6.5 Ms [5]
1916, 28 August 06:39 Nepal/Tibet 30.0 81.0 3,500 7.7 Ms [6]
1934, 15 January 08:43 Nepal/India/Tibet
see 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake
26.773 86.762 8,519 8.4 Mw [7]
1966, 27 June 10:41 Nepal/India border 29.554 80.854 80 6.3 Ms [8]
1980, 29 July 14:58 Nepal/Pithoragarh 29.598 81.092 200 6.5 Ms [9]
1988, 20 August 23:09 Kathmandu/Bihar
see 1988 Nepal earthquake
26.775 86.616 1,091 6.6 Ms [10]
2011, 18 September 06:29 Sikkim, India 27.33 88.62 111 6.9 Ms
2015, 25 April 11:56:26 Kathmandu/India/Tibet
see April 2015 Nepal earthquake
and list of 2015 aftershocks
28.147 84.708 8,922 7.8 Mw [11]
2015, 12 May 12:38 IST Nepal/China/India
see May 2015 Nepal earthquake
(one of the 2015 aftershocks)
27.97 85.96 213 7.3

References

  1. Dixit, Kunda (13 January 2016). "Stirred, not shaken". Nepali Times. Retrieved 26 October 2016. The last one in 1255 killed one-third of the Valley’s population, including King Abhaya Malla.
  2. "Comments for the 1255 earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Historical Earthquakes in Nepal". Disaster Preparedness Network Nepal. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  4. "Comments for the 1833 earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  5. "Comments for the 1869 earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  6. "Comments for the 1916 earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  7. "Comments for the 1934 earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  8. "Comments for the 1966 earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  9. "Comments for the 1980 earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  10. "Comments for the 1988 earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  11. "M7.9 – 29 km ESE of Lamjung, Nepal". United States Geological Survey. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
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