Administrative Zone
Sagarmatha Zone
Nepal · Asia
Sagarmatha Zone is an administrative zone of Nepal, in Asia. It spans the Eurasian and Indian plates. Records include 2 major earthquakes since 1900.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- LandslideHigh
- Water ScarcityHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- Urban FloodLow
- River FloodVery Low
- CycloneVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19881988 Nepal Earthquake · M 6.6998 deaths
- 19341934 Bihar Earthquake · M 8.010,600 deaths
Famous Faults
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002