- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 15, 1934 CE
- Location:
- Nepal / India, Bihar
- Magnitude:
- 8 Mw
- Depth:
- 35 km
- Deaths:
- 10,600
- Intensity (MMI):
- 11
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 8
Other earthquake records of 1934 CE
- Turkey, Kurdistan: Diyarbakir (Mouche Diarbekir) · 100 deaths
- Turkey, Kurdistan: Diyarbakir (Diarbekir) · 20 deaths
- Taiwan, Yilan · Ms 6.5 · 3 deaths
- Utah · Ms 6.6 · 2 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 6 · 1 deaths
- New Zealand, North Island · M 7.5
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1934 CE Earthquake — Nepal / India, Bihar happen?
- January 15, 1934 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 10,600. Historical death tolls vary by source.