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Historic Earthquake
1988 Nepal Earthquake
20 August 1988 · Kathmandu, Bihar · Nepal
On 20 August 1988 at 23:09 UTC, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Nepal (Kathmandu, Bihar), at a depth of 57 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 13 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 998 people.
- Date
- 20 August 1988
- Time
- 23:09 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.6
- Depth
- 57 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 998
- Estimated Damage
- 132 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- Yes
- 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