Earthquake — Nepal-India: Kathmandu, Bihar

When

20 Aug 1988

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

6.6

Where

Nepal

Coordinates

26.75° N, 86.62° E

Deaths

998

Damage musd

131.5

Intensity mmi

8

Depth km

57

Earthquake near the Nepal–India border

The 1988 Nepal earthquake occurred near the Nepal–India border on 20 August 1988 at 23:09:09 UTC. The epicenter was located in Udayapur District. Measuring Mw 6.9, it was the largest earthquake recorded in the country since 1934.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The 6.9 Nepal earthquake shakes the Nepal–India border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 709–1,450 people killed and thousands injured”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ネパール地震”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page