November 3, 2023 Earthquake: Jajarkot, Rukum West, Nepal
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Jajarkot, Rukum West, Nepal on November 3, 2023 at 18:02:54 UTC, 16 km below the surface. It killed 154 people.
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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
- November 3, 2023
- Time
- 18:02:54 UTC
- Place
- Jajarkot, Rukum West, Nepal
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 16 km (10 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 28.848° N, 82.187° E
- Country
- Nepal
The toll
- Deaths
- 154
- Injuries
- 366
- Damage
- $20 million
- Houses destroyed
- 26,557
- Houses damaged
- 35,455
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.
154 lives were lost due to earthquake. 364 injured. 26,557 [households] are fully damaged and 35,455 HH [households] are partially damaged. 17,792 private buildings fully damaged, 17,543 public & private buildings partially damaged. NPR. 2,45,99,65,000 worth of estimated private property loss in Rukum West (NPR. 2,45,95,00,000) and Dang (NPR. 4,65,000).(reference #13631, #13634, #13637, #13638)
154 deaths, 361 injured; 17,860 fully destroyed houses; 37,094 partially destroyed houses; (reference #13672)
20+ million in economic losses (reference #13724)
154 deaths; 366 injured (reference #1250)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 29, 1980, Pithoragarh, Nepal-India
- June 27, 1966, Nepal-India
- November 8, 2022, Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal
- January 24, 2023, Sudurpashchim Province, Uttar Pradesh, Nepal, India
- October 3, 2023, Dipayal, Nepal
- October 20, 1993, Uttar Pradesh, NW, India, Nepal
- December 20, 2024, Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal
- June 6, 1505, Nepal-India
- April 4, 2011, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Nepal-India
- August 28, 1916, Nepal, Tibet (Xizang Province)
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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 10716.