Earthquakes in Nepal in 2012

 

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Date, Year / Time

Location

Magnitude

December 22, 2012 / 06:05

Rolpa & Pyuthan border

4.5

December 4, 2012 / 03:01

North East Jajarkot

4.0

November 12, 2012 / 00:24

8 km west of Chainpur, the district headquarters of Bajhang

5.6

November 5, 2012 / 18:52

northeast of Chongdui in Tibet bordering Sindhupalchowk

5.7

October 22, 2012 / 06:56

Kanchanjunga region

4.5

September 17, 2012 / 09:45

Southern Rukum

4.4

August 30, 2012 / 14:11

Southern Rukum

4.5

August 29, 2012 / 19:54

Nothern Rolpa

4.3

August 28, 2012 / 08:31

Dailekh

4.4

August 24, 2012 / 03:55

Rolpa/Rukum border

5.2

August 24, 2012 / 00:17

Rolpa

4.4

August 23, 2012 / 16:42

Rolpa

4.4

August 23, 2012 / 16:30

Rolpa/Rukum border

5.6

Aug 06, 2012 / 01:54

Taplejung

4.2

July 31, 2012 / 12:05

Southern Rukum

4.2

July 31, 2012 / 11:58

Southern Rukum

4.8

July 31, 2012 / 11:50

  Southern Rukum

5.0

July 28, 2012 / 11:33

Darchula

5.0

July 07, 2012 / 17:23

Southern Bajhang

4.9

June 11, 2012 / 04:35

Panchthar - Sikkim border

4.5

June 9, 2012 / 13:39

Pokhara

4.8

May 30, 2012 / 09:34

Taplejung

4.2

April 18, 2012 / 04:59

Salyan

4.2

March 27, 2012 / 14:51

Karkigaun-Jajarkot

4.7

February 27, 2012 / 04:53

Bajhang-Darchula border

4.9

February 27, 2012 / 04:41

Bajhang-Darchula border

4.4

February 14, 2012 / 13:47

Taplejung

4.4

February 14, 2012 / 13:41

Taplejung/Sikkim border

4.5

February 5, 2012 / 20:06

Panchtar

4.0

January 24, 2012 / 04:07

Siraha

4.0

January 19, 2012 / 00:45

Humla

4.6

January 18, 2012 / 11:16

Siraha

4.5

January 11, 2012 / 08:59

Dailekh

4.2

earthquakes in 2011

   

Note: click on the location for a map of the area

 

 

Latest news snippets:

August 24, 2012

Four earthquakes rock Nepal in 12 hours.
Four consecutive earthquakes -- two of them powerful ones -- rocked western Nepal in past 12 hours. With their epicentres in the border area of Rolpa and Rukum districts, the tremors of the first quake were felt in Kathmandu at 10:15 pm last night. Its magnitude was 5.6 on the Richter Scale, according to Dilli Ram Tiwari, survey officer at National Seismological Centre (NSC) in Kathmandu. Read more.

June 9, 2012

Earthquake tremore felt in Pokhara.
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake was felt in Pokhara today. The tremor was felt at about 1: 39 pm, with epicenter located just 16 km from Pokhara. The quake occurred at a depth of 21 km. Nobody is thought to have been injured. Quake's repercussion was also felt in Kathmandu, Gorkha and Chitwan.

Feb 27, 2012

Tremors felt in far-western Nepal

Two earthquakes have been recorded in the bordering area of the Far Western Region, this morning. According to the National Seismological Measurement Centre Lainchaur, the earthquakes – one with the magnitude of 4.4 Richter scale occurred at 4.41 am and another 4.9 Richter scale at 4.53 am on Monday. Read more.

Jan 16, 2012

PM Bhattarai: make earthquake resistant buildings

Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, addressing a programme in the capital, directed government authorities to monitor ongoing construction work and strongly implement the building codes while providing permission for any construction work. “We do not need to wait for rules and regulations to work on preparedness for earthquake safety, so everyone should be aware and think about the future,” said Bhattarai. Read more.

 

More information:

geohaz.org - info about earthquake management

seismonepal.gov.np - information regarding recent quakes

 

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