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Nepal earthquakes in 1982

2 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Nepal in 1982. The largest: M4.7 43 km E of Dipayal, Nepal, Dec 21, 1982.

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

19811983

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Where every quake of 1982 was located in Nepal. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1982

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19820
February 19820
March 19820
April 19820
May 19820
June 19820
July 19820
August 198214.620 km NNW of Nagarkot, Nepal
September 19820
October 19820
November 19820
December 198214.743 km E of Dipayal, Nepal

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 1982

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.