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 see 1833 Kathmandu–Bihar earthquake | 27.9 | 85.5 | 6,500 | 8.0 | [4] | ||||
| 1869-07-07 | Kathmandu | 27.7 | 85.3 | 750 | 6.5 | [5] | ||||
| 1916-08-28 | 06:39 | Nepal, Tibet | 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 | Sikkim see 2011 Sikkim earthquake | 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 | 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. | ||||||||||
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