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 Lat Long Deaths Mag. Comments Sources
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 [3]
1408-08 Near Nepal-Tibet Border, Bagmati zone 27.9 86.0 2,500 8.2 [3]
1505-06-06 Karnali zone
see 1505 Lo Mustang earthquake
 29.5 83.0 6,000 8.9 [3]
1681-01 Northern Kosi zone 27.6 87.1 4,500 8.0 [3]
1767-07 Northern Bagmati zone 28.0 85.5 4,000 7.9 [3]
1833-08-26 Kathmandu, Bihar 27.9 85.5 6,500 8.0 Ms [4]
1869-07-07 Kathmandu 27.7 85.3 750 6.5 Ms [5]
1916-08-28 06:39 Nepal, Tibet 30.0 81.0 3,500 7.7 Ms [6]
1934-01-15 08:43 Nepal, Bihar
see 1934 Nepal–India earthquake		 26.773 86.762 10,700–12,000 8.0 Mw [7]
1966-06-27 10:41 Doti 29.554 80.854 80 6.3 Ms [8]
1980-07-29 14:58 Pithoragarh 29.598 81.092 200 6.5 Ms [9]
1988-08-20 23:09 Kathmandu, Bihar
see 1988 Nepal earthquake		 26.775 86.616 1,091 6.9 Mw [10]
2011-09-18 18:29 Sikkim
see 2011 Sikkim earthquake		 27.33 88.62 111 6.9 Mw
2015-04-25 11:56 Gorkha, Tibet
see April 2015 Nepal earthquake		 28.147 84.708 8,857 7.8 Mw 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 Mw One of the 2015 aftershocks

See also

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. "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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