List of earthquakes in Nepal explained

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	Lat	Long		-->Deaths		-->	Comments	Sources<	--
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1255-07-07		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
1408-08		Near Nepal-Tibet Border, Bagmati zone	27.9	86.0	2,500	8.2
1505-06-06		Karnali zone see 1505 Lo Mustang earthquake	29.5	83.0	6,000	8.9
1681-01		Northern Kosi zone	27.6	87.1	4,500	8.0
1767-07		Northern Bagmati zone	28.0	85.5	4,000	7.9
1833-08-26		Kathmandu, Bihar see 1833 Kathmandu–Bihar earthquake	27.9	85.5	6,500	8.0		^[4]
1869-07-07			27.7	85.3	750	6.5		^[5]
1916-08-28	06:39		30.0	81.0	3,500	7.7		^[6]
1934-01-15	08:43	Nepal, India see 1934 Nepal–India earthquake	26.773	86.762	10,700–12,000	8.0		^[7]
1966-06-27	10:41	Doti	29.554	80.854	80	6.3		^[8]
1980-07-29	14:58	Pithoragarh see 1980 Nepal earthquake	29.598	81.092	200	6.5		^[9]
1988-08-20	23:09	Kathmandu, Bihar see 1988 Nepal earthquake	26.775	86.616	1,091	6.9		^[10]
2011-09-18	18:29		27.33	88.62	111	6.9
2015-04-25	11:56	Gorkha see April 2015 Nepal earthquake	28.147	84.708	8,857	7.8 or 8.1	see also list of 2015 aftershocks	^[11]
2015-05-12	12:38	Dolakha see May 2015 Nepal earthquake	27.97	85.96	213	7.3	One of the 2015 aftershocks
2022-11-09	02:12	Doti see 2022 Nepal earthquake	29.30	81.16	6	5.7		^[12] ^[13]
2023-11-03	23:47	Jajarkot see 2023 Nepal earthquake	28.84	82.18	157	5.7		^[14] ^[15]
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

See also

• Geology of Nepal

Notes and References

1. News: Stirred, not shaken. Dixit. Kunda. 13 January 2016. Nepali Times. The last one in 1255 killed one-third of the Valley’s population, including King Abhaya Malla.. 26 October 2016.
2. Web site: Comments for the 1255 earthquake . National Geophysical Data Center. 28 April 2015.
3. Web site: Historical Earthquakes in Nepal . Disaster Preparedness Network Nepal. 12 August 2015.
4. Web site: Comments for the 1833 earthquake . . 28 April 2015.
5. Web site: Comments for the 1869 earthquake . . 28 April 2015.
6. Web site: Comments for the 1916 earthquake . . 28 April 2015.
7. Web site: Comments for the 1934 earthquake . . 28 April 2015.
8. Web site: Comments for the 1966 earthquake . . 28 April 2015.
9. Web site: Comments for the 1980 earthquake . . 28 April 2015.
10. Web site: Comments for the 1988 earthquake . . 28 April 2015.
11. Web site: M7.9 – 29 km ESE of Lamjung, Nepal. United States Geological Survey. 25 April 2015. 28 April 2015.
12. Web site: M 5.7 - 21 km E of Dipayal, Nepal. United States Geological Survey. 8 November 2022.
13. News: 6 killed as 6.3-magnitude earthquake hits Nepal; strong tremors felt in Delhi, neighbouring areas. The Times of India. 9 November 2022.
14. News: Reuters . 2023-11-03 . Scores killed by powerful earthquake in Nepal . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-11-04 . 0261-3077.
15. Web site: M 5.7 - 46 km E of Dailekh, Nepal. United States Geological Survey. 3 November 2023. 7 November 2023.