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Earthquakes in Nepal

USGS recorded 4 earthquakes in Nepal in the last 30 days and 25 in the last year, counting everything of magnitude 1.0 and above. The strongest in that year measured M 5.2.

M 4.1 · 57 km NW of Jumla, Nepal · 2026-09-15 22:43 UTC M 4.2 · 62 km NW of Kodāri̇̄, Nepal · 2026-08-26 06:00 UTC M 4.9 · 89 km NNE of Chitre, Nepal · 2026-09-08 16:08 UTC M 5.2 · 55 km NW of Kodāri̇̄, Nepal · 2026-08-26 02:52 UTC

Recent earthquakes in Nepal

Last 30 days, newest first as of 2026-09-23 05:14 UTC

Magnitude Location Depth When (UTC)
M 4.1 57 km NW of Jumla, Nepal 10.0 km deep 2026-09-15 22:43 UTC
M 4.9 89 km NNE of Chitre, Nepal 10.0 km deep 2026-09-08 16:08 UTC
M 4.2 62 km NW of Kodāri̇̄, Nepal 0.0 km deep 2026-08-26 06:00 UTC
M 5.2 55 km NW of Kodāri̇̄, Nepal 0.0 km deep 2026-08-26 02:52 UTC

The largest on record in Nepal

Since 1900, when the instrumental record becomes usable. The largest is M 8.0 at 1934 Bihar-Nepal Earthquake on 1934-01-15: great: devastating, felt across enormous distances.

Largest since 1900 USGS

Magnitude Location Date Depth
M 8.0 1934 Bihar-Nepal Earthquake 1934-01-15 15.0 km deep
M 7.8 67 km NNE of Bharatpur, Nepal 2015-04-25 8.2 km deep
M 7.3 Nepal 2015-05-12 15.0 km deep
M 7.1 2025 Southern Tibetan Plateau Earthquake 2025-01-07 10.0 km deep
M 7.0 21 km SE of Dārchulā, Nepal 1916-08-28 20.0 km deep
M 6.9 9 km WSW of Triyuga, Nepal 1988-08-20 57.4 km deep
M 6.9 43 km NW of Mangan, India 2011-09-18 50.0 km deep
M 6.9 28 km WNW of B?glung, Nepal 1936-05-27 15.0 km deep
M 6.7 21 km SSE of Kod?ri??, Nepal 2015-04-26 22.9 km deep
M 6.6 37 km ESE of Dārchulā, Nepal 1966-06-27 26.5 km deep

How these numbers were counted

Counts include every earthquake of magnitude 1.0 and above that USGS located in Nepal. The search is a latitude and longitude rectangle covering Nepal. No region is a rectangle, so events just outside the border can appear; each row shows the location text USGS published, which names the nearest town. Full method, including why counts from different places are not comparable.

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (FDSN event service). Retrieved 2026-09-23. Public domain.