Lying in one of the most seismically active regions of the world,

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

has a long history of earthquakes. The first documented earthquake event in the country dates back to 7 June 1255, during the reign of King

Abhaya Malla Abhaya Malla ( ne, अभय मल्ल) (died 1255) was a Malla Dynasty king of Nepal in the first half of the 13th century. His death is well documented in the history of Nepal, because he died during the 1255 earthquake which wiped out one ...

. The quake, measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, took the life of the king and wiped out a third of

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's then population. Nepal has witnessed at least one major earthquake per century ever since. The following is a list of earthquakes in Nepal. It includes only ''major'' seismic events with their

epicentre The epicenter, epicentre () or epicentrum in seismology is the point on the Earth's surface directly above a hypocenter or focus, the point where an earthquake or an underground explosion originates. Surface damage Before the instrumental pe ...

in the country, and those that occurred outside the country, that resulted in a significant loss of life and property in the country.

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Earthquakes An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from ...

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