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. 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 CommentsSources1255-07-07Kathmandu27.785.32,200 7.81260Sagarmatha27.186.81007.11344Mechi27.587.51007.91408-08Near Nepal-Tibet Border, Bagmati zone27.986.02,5008.21505-06-06Karnali zonesee 1505 Lo Mustang earthquake29.583.06,0008.9 1681-01Northern Kosi zone27.687.14,5008.01767-07Northern Bagmati zone28.085.54,0007.91833-08-26Kathmandu, Biharsee 1833 Kathmandu–Bihar earthquake27.985.56,5008.0 1869-07-07Kathmandu 27.785.37506.5 1916-08-2806:39Nepal, Tibet 30.081.03,5007.7 1934-01-1508:43Nepal, Indiasee 1934 Nepal–India earthquake26.77386.76210,700–12,0008.0 1966-06-2710:41Doti29.55480.854806.3 1980-07-2914:58Pithoragarhsee 1980 Nepal earthquake29.59881.0922006.5 1988-08-2023:09Kathmandu, Biharsee 1988 Nepal earthquake26.77586.6161,0916.9 2011-09-1818:29Sikkimsee 2011 Sikkim earthquake 27.3388.621116.9 2015-04-2511:56Gorkhasee April 2015 Nepal earthquake28.14784.7088,8577.8 or 8.1see also list of 2015 aftershocks2015-05-1212:38 Dolakhasee May 2015 Nepal earthquake27.9785.96 2137.3 One of the 2015 aftershocks2022-11-0902:12Doti see 2022 Nepal earthquake29.3081.1665.72023-11-0323:47Jajarkot see 2023 Nepal earthquake28.8482.181575.7Note: 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 Geology of Nepal
References