- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 20, 1988 CE
- Location:
- Nepal-India, Kathmandu, Bihar
- Magnitude:
- 6.6 Ms
- Depth:
- 57 km
- Deaths:
- 998
- Intensity (MMI):
- 8
- Damage:
- ~$131.5M (value at the time)
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.6
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.9
Other earthquake records of 1988 CE
- Armenia, Leninakan, Spitak, Kirovakan · Ms 6.8 · 25,000 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 7.3 · 738 deaths
- Papua New Guinea, Kaiapit (Landslide Generated) · ML 4.3 · 74 deaths
- Guatemala, S Palin, San Vicente Pacaya · Ms 6 · 5 deaths
- Myanmar (Burma) / India, Gauhati, Sibsagar, Imphal · Ms 7.2 · 5 deaths
- Bangladesh, Sylhet, India: Tipura-Assam · Ms 5.8 · 2 deaths
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 1988 CE Earthquake — Nepal-India, Kathmandu, Bihar happen?
- August 20, 1988 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: 998. Historical death tolls vary by source.