List of earthquakes in Nepal

This is a list of earthquakes in Nepal. It includes those events with their epicentre in the country and those that occurred outside the country, but caused significant damage in Nepal.

List

Date	Time‡	Place	Latitude	Longitude	Fatalities	Magnitude	Comments	Sources
7 June 1255		Kathmandu	27.7	85.3	2,200	7.8		[1]
1260		Sagarmatha	27.1	86.8	100	7.1		[2]
1344		Mechi	27.5	87.5	100	7.9		[2]
August 1408		Near Nepal-Tibet Border, Bagmati zone	27.9	86.0	2,500	8.2		[2]
6 June 1505		Near Saldang, Karnali zone see 1505 Lo Mustang earthquake	29.5	83.0	6,000	8.8		[2]
January 1681		Northern Kosi zone	27.6	87.1	4,500	8.0		[2]
July 1767		Northern Bagmati zone	28.0	85.5	4,000	7.9		[2]
26 August 1833		Kathmandu/Bihar	27.9	85.5	6,500	8.0	Ms	[3]
7 July 1869		Kathmandu	27.7	85.3	750	6.5	Ms	[4]
28 August 1916	06:39	Nepal/Tibet	30.0	81.0	3,500	7.7	Ms	[5]
15 January 1934	08:43	Nepal/India/Tibet see 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake	26.773	86.762	8,519	8.4	Mw	[6]
27 June 1966	10:41	Nepal/India border	29.554	80.854	80	6.3	Ms	[7]
29 July 1980	14:58	Nepal/Pithoragarh	29.598	81.092	200	6.5	Ms	[8]
20 August 1988	23:09	Kathmandu/Bihar see 1988 Nepal earthquake	26.775	86.616	1,091	6.6	Ms	[9]
18 September 2011	06:29	Sikkim, India	27.33	88.62	111	6.9	Ms
25 April 2015	11:56:26	Kathmandu/India/Tibet see April 2015 Nepal earthquake and list of 2015 aftershocks	28.147	84.708	8,922	7.8	Mw	[10]
12 May 2015	12:38 IST	Nepal/China/India see May 2015 Nepal earthquake (one of the 2015 aftershocks)	27.97	85.96	213	7.3

References

1. "Comments for the 1255 earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
2. "Historical Earthquakes in Nepal". Disaster Preparedness Network Nepal. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
3. "Comments for the 1833 earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
4. "Comments for the 1869 earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
5. "Comments for the 1916 earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
6. "Comments for the 1934 earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
7. "Comments for the 1966 earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
8. "Comments for the 1980 earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
9. "Comments for the 1988 earthquake". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
10. "M7.9 – 29 km ESE of Lamjung, Nepal". United States Geological Survey. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.