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Nepal earthquakes in 1976

3 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Nepal in 1976. The largest: M5.2 50 km E of Dipayal, Nepal, May 11, 1976.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19751977

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Where every quake of 1976 was located in Nepal. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1976

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19760
February 19760
March 19760
April 19760
May 197615.250 km E of Dipayal, Nepal
June 19760
July 19760
August 19760
September 197614.821 km ENE of Dhulikhel, Nepal
October 197615.183 km NNE of Kod?ri??, Nepal
November 19760
December 19760

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Nepal nowWorldwide in 1976

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.