Seismic history
Major earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and geological events in Nepal, 1900โ2026, with sources and detailed information.
Total earthquakes
129
M5+
Strongest
M8.0
M7+ events
4
| Date | Magnitude | Location | Depth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934-01-15 | 8.0 | 1934 Bihar-Nepal Earthquake | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2015-04-25 | 7.8 | 67 km NNE of Bharatpur, Nepal | 8 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2015-05-12 | 7.3 | Nepal | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2025-01-07 | 7.1 |
| 2025 Southern Tibetan Plateau Earthquake |
| 10 km |
| USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1916-08-28 | 7.0 | 21 km SE of Dฤrchulฤ, Nepal | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1988-08-20 | 6.9 | 9 km WSW of Triyuga, Nepal | 57 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2011-09-18 | 6.9 | 43 km NW of Mangan, India | 50 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1936-05-27 | 6.9 | 28 km WNW of B?glung, Nepal | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2015-04-26 | 6.7 | 21 km SSE of Kod?ri??, Nepal | 23 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2008-08-25 | 6.7 | 221 km NE of Jumla, Nepal | 12 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1966-06-27 | 6.6 | 37 km ESE of Dฤrchulฤ, Nepal | 27 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1911-10-14 | 6.5 | 88 km ENE of Josh?math, India | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1913-03-06 | 6.5 | 73 km E of Burang, China | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1980-07-29 | 6.5 | 40 km NNE of Dipayal, Nepal | 18 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1935-01-03 | 6.5 | 176 km NNW of Rikaze, China | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1957-04-14 | 6.4 | 157 km NNW of Saga, China | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1945-06-04 | 6.4 | 58 km NE of B?geshwar, India | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1958-10-28 | 6.3 | 142 km NNW of Saga, China | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2005-04-07 | 6.3 | 196 km NE of Jumla, Nepal | 11 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2015-05-12 | 6.3 | 42 km SSE of Kod?ri??, Nepal | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1993-03-20 | 6.2 | 135 km NNE of Lobujya, Nepal | 12 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2004-07-11 | 6.2 | 213 km NE of Jumla, Nepal | 13 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1918-11-29 | 6.2 | 26 km E of Birendranagar, Nepal | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1980-11-19 | 6.1 | 15 km ENE of Gangtok, India | 17 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1935-03-05 | 6.0 | 14 km W of Dh?rchula, India | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1966-06-27 | 6.0 | 28 km NNW of Dipayal, Nepal | 29 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2008-09-25 | 6.0 | 213 km NE of Jumla, Nepal | 4 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1931-06-18 | 6.0 | 155 km NW of Saga, China | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1937-04-30 | 6.0 | 62 km SSE of Burang, China | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1951-05-28 | 6.0 | 108 km N of Lobujya, Nepal | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1957-04-22 | 6.0 | 190 km NNW of Saga, China | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1916-12-24 | 5.9 | 26 km NNE of Dadeldhurฤ, Nepal | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1954-09-04 | 5.9 | 17 km SW of Pokhara, Nepal | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1964-09-26 | 5.9 | 8 km W of Dhฤrchula, India | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1965-01-12 | 5.9 | 42 km WNW of Gyalshing, India | 26 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1979-05-20 | 5.9 | western Xizang-India border region | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1998-08-25 | 5.9 | 118 km NW of Rikaze, China | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1936-02-11 | 5.9 | 35 km NNW of Lobujya, Nepal | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1952-11-19 | 5.8 | 130 km ENE of Saga, China | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1953-02-23 | 5.8 | 52 km NE of Dipayal, Nepal | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2018-12-23 | 5.8 | 177 km NW of Rikaze, China | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1938-01-29 | 5.8 | 27 km NNW of Kh??db?ri??, Nepal | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1945-09-19 | 5.8 | 94 km E of Jumla, Nepal | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1927-10-08 | 5.8 | 22 km SE of D?rchul?, Nepal | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1926-07-27 | 5.7 | 37 km SE of D?rchul?, Nepal | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2023-11-03 | 5.7 | 43 km E of Dailekh, Nepal | 12 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2022-11-08 | 5.7 | Nepal | 11 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1934-12-14 | 5.7 | 168 km N of Rikaze, China | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1980-07-29 | 5.7 | 31 km ENE of Dipayal, Nepal | 34 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1974-03-24 | 5.7 | 29 km SSE of Kod?ri??, Nepal | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1996-07-03 | 5.7 | 120 km NW of Rikaze, China | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2020-03-20 | 5.7 | 85 km NE of Lobujya, Nepal | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2015-04-25 | 5.7 | 69 km NE of Lobujya, Nepal | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1955-08-04 | 5.7 | western Xizang | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1960-03-05 | 5.7 | 26 km NE of Dipayal, Nepal | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1998-09-03 | 5.6 | 16 km SE of Lobujya, Nepal | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1997-01-05 | 5.6 | 1 km E of Dh?rchula, India | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1991-12-09 | 5.6 | 61 km WNW of Jumla, Nepal | 29 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2002-06-04 | 5.6 | western Xizang | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1987-08-09 | 5.6 | 119 km N of Chitre, Nepal | 48 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1984-05-18 | 5.6 | 45 km NW of Jumla, Nepal | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1958-11-03 | 5.5 | 140 km NNW of Saga, China | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2025-05-11 | 5.5 | 126 km W of Rikaze, China | 9 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1971-05-03 | 5.5 | 181 km NNW of Saga, China | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2009-11-07 | 5.5 | 78 km ENE of Saga, China | 6 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1990-01-09 | 5.5 | 86 km NNW of Mangan, India | 79 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2001-11-27 | 5.5 | 55 km NW of Jumla, Nepal | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1966-06-27 | 5.5 | 34 km SE of D?rchul?, Nepal | 13 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1964-08-30 | 5.5 | 11 km NNE of Gyalshing, India | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1965-01-12 | 5.5 | 52 km E of Kh??db?ri??, Nepal | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1937-12-20 | 5.4 | 17 km ENE of Dadeldhur?, Nepal | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1970-02-26 | 5.4 | 34 km S of Kod?ri??, Nepal | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1975-01-31 | 5.4 | 55 km NNE of Bharatpur, Nepal | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2008-09-10 | 5.4 | 205 km NE of Jumla, Nepal | 7 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2005-04-07 | 5.4 | 204 km NW of Saga, China | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1988-04-20 | 5.4 | 27 km N of Triyuga, Nepal | 55 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2016-11-27 | 5.4 | 17 km W of Namche Bazar, Nepal | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1968-05-27 | 5.3 | 5 km ESE of D?rchul?, Nepal | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1967-12-18 | 5.3 | 38 km W of Jumla, Nepal | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2023-11-06 | 5.3 | 34 km E of Dailekh, Nepal | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2021-05-18 | 5.3 | 36 km E of Pokhara, Nepal | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1974-03-03 | 5.3 | western Xizang | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2006-02-14 | 5.3 | 16 km NE of Gyalshing, India | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2020-09-15 | 5.3 | 14 km SSW of Kod?ri??, Nepal | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2015-04-25 | 5.3 | 0 km WNW of Panauti??, Nepal | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2011-04-04 | 5.3 | 24 km SE of D?rchul?, Nepal | 26 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1972-02-04 | 5.3 | 134 km NW of Saga, China | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2026-08-26 | 5.2 | 55 km NW of Kodฤriฬฬ, Nepal | - | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2022-11-12 | 5.2 | 25 km ENE of Dipayal, Nepal | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1978-10-04 | 5.2 | 14 km S of Kod?ri??, Nepal | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1976-05-10 | 5.2 | 50 km E of Dipayal, Nepal | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1973-10-16 | 5.2 | 52 km E of Besisahar, Nepal | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2010-06-22 | 5.2 | 9 km WNW of Dh?rchula, India | 16 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1999-08-01 | 5.2 | 55 km N of Lobujya, Nepal | 40 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1998-10-05 | 5.2 | 119 km NNW of Rikaze, China | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1997-01-31 | 5.2 | 33 km NW of Kathmandu, Nepal | 22 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1993-03-20 | 5.2 | 128 km NNE of Lobujya, Nepal | 21 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1992-06-02 | 5.2 | 25 km NE of Dailekh, Nepal | 56 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1987-01-19 | 5.2 | 4 km S of Chitre, Nepal | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1986-01-10 | 5.2 | 82 km NNW of Lobujya, Nepal | 55 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |