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	Latitude	Longitude	Fatalities	M	Comments	Sources
1255, 7 June		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 August		Near Nepal-Tibet Border, Bagmati zone	27.9	86.0	2,500	8.2		[3]
1505, 6 June		Near Saldang, Karnali zone see 1505 Lo Mustang earthquake	29.5	83.0	6,000	8.8		[3]
1681 January		Northern Kosi zone	27.6	87.1	4,500	8.0		[3]
1767 July		Northern Bagmati zone	28.0	85.5	4,000	7.9		[3]
1833, 26 August		Kathmandu/Bihar	27.9	85.5	6,500	8.0	Ms	[4]
1869, 7 July		Kathmandu	27.7	85.3	750	6.5	Ms	[5]
1916, 28 August	06:39	Nepal/Tibet	30.0	81.0	3,500	7.7	Ms	[6]
1934, 15 January	08:43	Nepal/India/Tibet see 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake	26.773	86.762	8,519	8.4	Mw	[7]
1966, 27 June	10:41	Nepal/India border	29.554	80.854	80	6.3	Ms	[8]
1980, 29 July	14:58	Nepal/Pithoragarh	29.598	81.092	200	6.5	Ms	[9]
1988, 20 August	23:09	Kathmandu/Bihar see 1988 Nepal earthquake	26.775	86.616	1,091	6.6	Ms	[10]
2011, 18 September	06:29	Sikkim, India	27.33	88.62	111	6.9	Ms
2015, 25 April	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	[11]
2015, 12 May	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. 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.