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Historic Earthquake
1980 Nepal Earthquake
29 July 1980 · Pithoragarh · Nepal
On 29 July 1980 at 14:58 UTC, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Nepal (Pithoragarh), at a depth of 18 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 87 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 200 people.
- Date
- 29 July 1980
- Time
- 14:58 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Depth
- 18 km
- Deaths
- 200
- Estimated Damage
- 245 million US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Nepal
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth