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Government of Nepal
Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies
Department of Mines and Geology

National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center

Lainchaur, Kathmandu, Nepal
National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center
National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center
The main features of earthquakes - Internet Geography
The main features of earthquakes - Internet Geography

About National Seismological Center

The federal democratic republic of Nepal is located at the boundary between Indian and Tibetan tectonic plates and therefore lies in a seismically active region. Historical data evidence the occurrence of destructive great earthquakes in the past. Mitigation of earthquake risk can be made only with adequate assessment of seismic hazard which should be based on the evaluation of seismotectonic and geological process prevailing in this part of the world.

Microseismic monitoring is a very fast and efficient tool to understand the seismotectonics of the region. It is an instrument for seismic surveillance allowing a fast post earthquake rescue operation. For regional and global earthquake location and related seismological studies it provides a valuable database.

Microseimic monitoring in Nepal started in November, 1978 by Department of Mines and Geology (DMG), Ministry of Industry, government of federal democratic repu...

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Recent Earthquakes In Nepal

SN DateTime LatitudeLongitudeMagnitude EpicenterRemarks
1 B.S.: 2076-01-11
A.D.: 2019-04-24
Local: 06:40
UTC: 00:55
27.7085.14 4 Dhading* Did You feel it?
2 B.S.: 2076-01-11
A.D.: 2019-04-24
Local: 06:29
UTC: 00:44
27.6985.17 5 Dhading Did You feel it?
3 B.S.: 2076-01-03
A.D.: 2019-04-16
Local: 12:35
UTC: 06:50
28.0084.76 4 Gorkha Did You feel it?
4 B.S.: 2076-01-01
A.D.: 2019-04-14
Local: 04:27
UTC: 22:42
29.4981.24 4 Bajhang Did You feel it?
5 B.S.: 2075-12-30
A.D.: 2019-04-13
Local: 10:25
UTC: 04:40
28.0385.38 4 Rasuwa Did You feel it?
6 B.S.: 2075-12-26
A.D.: 2019-04-09
Local: 13:05
UTC: 07:20
27.7686.27 4 Dolakha Did You feel it?
7 B.S.: 2075-12-18
A.D.: 2019-04-01
Local: 20:47
UTC: 15:02
28.9881.69 4 Dailekh Did You feel it?
8 B.S.: 2075-12-04
A.D.: 2019-03-18
Local: 09:01
UTC: 03:16
27.6385.16 4 Makawanpur Did You feel it?
9 B.S.: 2075-11-14
A.D.: 2019-02-26
Local: 16:20
UTC: 10:35
27.8485.95 4 Sindhupalchok Did You feel it?
10 B.S.: 2075-11-14
A.D.: 2019-02-26
Local: 16:15
UTC: 10:30
27.6686.00 4 Dolakha Did You feel it?
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