1988 Nepal earthquake | |
Local-Date: | August 21, 1988 |
Local-Time: | 04:39 |
Timestamp: | 1988-08-20 23:09:09 |
Anss-Url: | usp0003k6t |
Isc-Event: | 429573 |
Depth: | 62km (39miles) |
Type: | Oblique-slip |
Location: | 26.71°N 86.62°W |
Casualties: | 709–1,450 dead, 6,553 injured |
The 1988 Nepal earthquake (Nepali: विसं २०४५ को भूकम्प) occurred in Nepal near the Indian border and affected much of northern Bihar.[1] The magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook the region on August 21, killing at least 709 persons and injuring thousands.[2] The earthquake struck in two installments of 10 seconds and 15 seconds each and left cracks in 50,000 buildings, including Raj Bhavan and the old Secretariat Building in Patna, Bihar.[1] [3]