Earthquakes in Nepal in 2013

 

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Date, Year / Time

Location

Magnitude

Nov 3, 2013 / 06:47

Bajura

4.3

Oct 28, 2013 / 01:37

Sankhuwasava

4.3

Oct 13, 2013 / 21:43

Humla district

4.5

Oct 3, 2013 / 11:57

Sikkim, but felt in many eastern districts of Nepal

5.3

Sept 22, 2013 / 14:36

Humla district

4.4

Sept 12, 2013 / 10:14

Dhankuta

4.5

August 30, 2013 / 11:33

Dolakha district / Tibet border area

6.0

June 28, 2013 / 11:40

Rukum

5.5

June 27, 2013 / 06:20

Darchula

4.4

June 26, 2013 / 22:22

Dhanusha

4.4

June 9, 2013 / 16:11

Northern Khotang

4.2

May 31, 2013 / 06:04

Northern Bajura

4.5

May 26, 2013 / 17:38

Sindhupalchok

4.2

May 14, 2013 / 09:59

Mugu

4.5

May 14, 2013 / 03:18

Mugu

4.4

May 14, 2013 / 03:13

Mugu

4.3

April 28, 2013 / 18:28

Northern Bajhang

4.9

March 17, 2013 / 11:59

Dhanusha

4.2

March 6, 2013 / 22:34

Southern Rukum

5.4

February 22, 2013 / 02:41

Baglung

4.1

February 7, 2013 / 01:08

Bajhang

4.0

January 18, 2013 / 20:59

Bajhang

4.5

January 13, 2013 / 17:35

Siraha

4.0

January 9, 2013 / 07:44

Bajura

5.5

January 2, 2013 / 17:42

Bajhang & Doti border

4.7

earthquakes in 2012 / 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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