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Date, Year / Time
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Location
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Magnitude
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Dec 18, 2014
/ 21:17 |
Solukhumbu district |
5.9 |
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Nov 25, 2014
/ 21:34 |
Gorkha district |
4.5 |
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Sept 17, 2014
/ 10:29 |
Taplejung |
4.5 |
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July 7, 2014
/ 16:37 |
Bajhang-Darchula border |
4.2 |
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July 4, 2014
/ 05:58 |
Taplejung |
4.6 |
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May 25, 2014
/ 02:46 |
Kaski |
4.1 |
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May 20, 2014
/ 18:36 |
Gorkha |
4.3 |
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April 23, 2014
/ 07:14 |
Taplejung |
4.0 |
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April 11, 2014
/ 05:22 |
Achham |
4.2 |
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Mar 31, 2014
/ 07:51 |
Humla district |
4.4 |
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Latest news snippets:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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More information:
geohaz.org
- info about earthquake management
seismonepal.gov.np - information regarding recent quakes
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