List of earthquakes in Nepal

Last updated

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.

Contents

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

DateTime‡Place Lat Long Deaths Mag. CommentsSources
1255-07-07 Kathmandu 27.785.32,2007.8 [2]
1260 Sagarmatha 27.186.81007.1 [3]
1344 Mechi 27.587.51007.9 [3]
1408-08Near Nepal-Tibet Border, Bagmati zone 27.986.02,5008.2 [3]
1505-06-06 Karnali zone
see 1505 Lo Mustang earthquake
29.583.06,0008.9 [3]
1681-01Northern Kosi zone 27.687.14,5008.0 [3]
1767-07Northern Bagmati zone 28.085.54,0007.9 [3]
1833-08-26 Kathmandu, Bihar
see 1833 Kathmandu–Bihar earthquake 		27.985.56,5008.0 [4]
1869-07-07 Kathmandu 27.785.37506.5 [5]
1916-08-2806:39 Nepal, Tibet 30.081.03,5007.7 [6]
1934-01-1508:43 Nepal, India
see 1934 Nepal–India earthquake 		26.77386.76210,700–12,0008.0 [7]
1966-06-2710:41 Doti 29.55480.854806.3 [8]
1980-07-2914:58 Pithoragarh
see 1980 Nepal earthquake 		29.59881.0922006.5 [9]
1988-08-2023:09 Kathmandu, Bihar
see 1988 Nepal earthquake 		26.77586.6161,0916.9 [10]
2011-09-1818:29 Sikkim
see 2011 Sikkim earthquake 		27.3388.621116.9
2015-04-2511:56 Gorkha
see April 2015 Nepal earthquake 		28.14784.7088,8577.8 or 8.1see also list of 2015 aftershocks [11]
2015-05-1212:38 Dolakha
see May 2015 Nepal earthquake 		27.9785.962137.3One of the 2015 aftershocks
2022-11-0902:12 Doti
see 2022 Nepal earthquake 		29.3081.1665.7 [12] [13]
2023-11-0323:47 Jajarkot

see 2023 Nepal earthquake

28.8482.181575.7 [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

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lists of earthquakes</span>

Earthquakes are caused by movements within the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle. They range from events too weak to be detectable except by sensitive instrumentation, to sudden and violent events lasting many minutes which have caused some of the greatest disasters in human history. Below, earthquakes are listed by period, region or country, year, magnitude, cost, fatalities and number of scientific studies.

The 1988 Nepal earthquake occurred in Nepal near the Indian border and affected much of northern Bihar. The magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook the region on August 21, killing at least 709 persons and injuring thousands. 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.

Abhaya Malla was the son of Aridev Malla the second Malla king of Nepal. He succeeded his father in 1216 and died during the 1255 earthquake which wiped out one third of the population of the Kathmandu Valley.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Main Himalayan Thrust</span> Geological feature

The Main Himalayan Thrust (MHT) is a décollement under the Himalaya Range. This thrust fault follows a NW-SE strike, reminiscent of an arc, and gently dips about 10 degrees towards the north, beneath the region. It is the largest active continental megathrust fault in the world.

The 1988 Lancang–Gengma earthquakes, also known as the 11.6 earthquakes by the Chinese media were a pair of devastating seismic events that struck Lancang and Gengma counties, Yunnan, near the border with Shan State, Burma. The earthquake measured moment magnitude (Mw ) 7.0 and was followed 13 minutes later by a 6.9 Mw  shock. These earthquakes were assigned a maximum China seismic intensity of IX and X, respectively. Between 748 and 939 people were killed; more than 7,700 were injured. Both earthquakes resulted in US$270 million in damage and economic losses. Moderately large aftershocks continued to rock the region, causing additional casualties and damage.

In 1954, the state of Nevada was struck by a series of earthquakes that began with three magnitude 6.0+ events in July and August that preceded the Mw  7.1–7.3 mainshock and M 6.9 aftershock, both on December 12. All five earthquakes are among the largest in the state, and the largest since the Cedar Mountain earthquake of 1932 and Pleasant Valley event in 1915. The earthquake was felt throughout much of the western United States.

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.
  12. ↑ "M 5.7 - 21 km E of Dipayal, Nepal". United States Geological Survey. 8 November 2022.
  13. ↑ "6 killed as 6.3-magnitude earthquake hits Nepal; strong tremors felt in Delhi, neighbouring areas". The Times of India. 9 November 2022.
  14. ↑ "Scores killed by powerful earthquake in Nepal". The Guardian. Reuters. 2023-11-03. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  15. ↑ "M 5.7 - 46 km E of Dailekh, Nepal". United States Geological Survey. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.