June 21, 2017 Earthquake: Dhading, Nepal
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck Dhading, Nepal on June 21, 2017 at 04:40 UTC. It killed 1 person.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- June 21, 2017
- Time
- 04:40 UTC
- Place
- Dhading, Nepal
- Magnitude
- 3.2
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 27.640° N, 85.170° E
- Country
- Nepal
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
A labourer working at a brick factory died in Dhunibesni Municipality-5 in Dhading district on Wednesday after bricks fell on him following a tremor. According to the Department of National Seismological Centre, an earthquake measuring 3.2 in the Richter scale occurred at 10:25 am today with its epicenter in Chitlang of Makawanpur district. Rijan Sadai, 35, of Darbanga in India died on the spot after bricks fell on him while he was piling up a stack of bricks from the kiln. The Area Police Office, Khanikhola, said that Sadai's 10-year-old son has sustained injuries in the same incident. The injured has been rushed to the Trauma Centre in Kathmandu. (reference #12082)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 15, 1934, Bihar, Nepal, India
- April 25, 2015, Kathmandu, India, China, Bangladesh, Nepal
- August 20, 1988, Kathmandu, Bihar, Nepal-India
- August 26, 1833, Tibet, Bihar, China, Kathmandu, India, Nepal
- May 12, 2015, Dolakha, Nepal
- November 27, 2016, Mount Ama Dablam, Charikharka, Nepal
- June 7, 1255, Kathmandu, Nepal
- May 23, 1866, Kathmandu, Nepal
- July 7, 1869, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10317.