Significant earthquakes in Nepal
Nepal: Significant earthquakes was 1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
down 66.7%
World rank
21st
of 97 countries
All-time high
3
in 2023
All-time low
1
in 1255
Years of data
18
1255–2024
Significant earthquakes in Nepal, 1255–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, significant earthquakes in Nepal stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, significant earthquakes in Nepal peaked at 3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1255.
Nepal ranks 21st of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Significant earthquakes in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1255 | 1 | — |
| 1505 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | -66.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1250s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1500s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.25 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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More reference data data for Nepal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is significant earthquakes in Nepal?
- Significant earthquakes in Nepal was 1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest significant earthquakes recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest significant earthquakes recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1255.
- How does Nepal rank for significant earthquakes?
- Nepal ranks 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is significant earthquakes rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Significant earthquakes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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