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Nepal's National Seismological Centre said the quake was a magnitude 6.4 but the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) later downgraded the magnitude to 5.7 and the U.S. Geological Survey ...
Helicopters and ground troops rushed to help people hurt in a strong earthquake that shook northwestern Nepal districts just before midnight Friday, killing at least 128 people and injuring dozens ...
Two strong earthquakes struck Nepal within half an hour on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. The tremors had magnitudes of 5.3 followed by 6.3, acc Back-to-back earthquakes rock northwestern Nepal, injuring 17
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake had a magnitude of M ww 5.7 and a depth of 32.6 kilometres (20.3 mi). Nepal's National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center recorded the earthquake at 6.4 on the local magnitude scale (M L ). [12] The epicenter was estimated to be in Ramidanda, in Jajarkot District. [2]
19 June – The mayor of the Nepali capital of Kathmandu bans the screenings of Indian films after dialogue in the recent epic film Adipurush stated that Sita from Hindu mythology was born in India instead of Nepal. [31] 29th June Supreme Court of Nepal issued an interim order to legalize same sex marriage to Government of Nepal. [32]
Earthquakes are common in mountainous Nepal. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake in 2015 killed around 9,000 people and damaged about 1 million structures. Upendra Man Singh contributed to this report.
Earthquakes are common in Nepal. In 1934, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Sagarmatha, killing over 10,700 in Nepal and in Bihar, India. A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck eastern Nepal in 1988, killing over 700. In 2015, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake killed over 8,900 in central Nepal, many in the capital Kathmandu.
Two earthquakes struck northwestern Nepal on Tuesday, sending tremors through the region, the country's earthquake monitoring center said. Several houses were reportedly damaged in Bajhang ...