1988 Nepal earthquake

1988 Nepal earthquake
UTC time	1988-08-20 23:09:09
ISC event	429573
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	August 21, 1988
Local time	04:39
Magnitude	Mw6.9
Depth	62 km (39 mi)
Epicenter	26°43′N 86°37′E / 26.71°N 86.62°ECoordinates: 26°43′N 86°37′E / 26.71°N 86.62°E
Type	Oblique-slip
Max. intensity	VIII (Severe)
Casualties	709–1,450 Dead, 6,553 Injured

The 1988 Nepal earthquake (Nepali: विसं २०४५ को भूकम्प) occurred in Nepal near the Indian border and affected much of northern Bihar.^[4] The magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook the region on August 21, killing at least 709 persons and injuring thousands.^[5] The earthquake struck in two installments of 10 seconds and 15 seconds each and left cracks in 50,000 buildings, including Raj Bhavan and the old Secretariat Building in Patna, Bihar.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ISC (19 January 2015), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 2.0, International Seismological Centre
^ ^a ^b USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
^ National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
^ "A devastating dawn".
^ "In India, J&K, HP, Uttarakhand fall under most active seismic zone".

External links[]

M6.9 - Nepal-India border region – United States Geological Survey
Earthquakes in Bihar, India – Amateur Seismic Centre
The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.

[ISC-GEM-1] ISC (19 January 2015), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 2.0, International Seismological Centre

[PAGER-CAT-2] USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey

[NGDC-3] National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K

[4] "A devastating dawn".

[5] "In India, J&K, HP, Uttarakhand fall under most active seismic zone".

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v t Earthquakes in India
Historical	1505 Lo Mustang 1555 Kashmir 1803 Garhwal 1819 Rann of Kutch 1833 Kathmandu–Bihar 1869 Cachar 1881 Nicobar Islands 1885 Kashmir 1897 Assam
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21st century	2001 Gujarat 2004 Indian Ocean 2005 Kashmir 2009 Andaman Islands 2011 Sikkim April 2015 Nepal May 2015 Nepal October 2015 Hindu Kush 2016 Imphal 2016 Sagaing 2016 Magway 2017 Tripura 2017 Uttarakhand 2021 Assam
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v t Himalayan earthquakes
Notable Himalayan quakes	1505 Lo Mustang 1555 Kashmir 1714 Bhutan 1803 Garhwal 1833 Kathmandu–Bihar 1885 Kashmir 1897 Assam 1905 Kangra 1934 Bihar 1947 Assam 1950 Assam–Tibet 1980 Nepal 1988 Myanmar-India 1988 Nepal 1991 Uttarkashi 1999 Chamoli 2005 Kashmir 2008 Damxung 2009 Bhutan 2011 Sikkim April 2015 Nepal May 2015 Nepal 2021 Assam
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