- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 12, 2015 CE
- Location:
- Nepal, Dolakha
- Magnitude:
- 7.3 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
- Deaths:
- 117
- Injuries:
- 2,800
- Intensity (MMI):
- 8
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.3
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 6.1
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.6
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.26
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
Other earthquake records of 2015 CE
- Nepal, Kathmandu, India, China, Bangladesh · Mw 7.8 · 8,957 deaths
- Afghanistan, Hindu Kush · Mw 7.5 · 399 deaths
- Malaysia, Sabah: Lahad, Datu, Kanak · Mw 6 · 18 deaths
- Chile, Central · Mw 8.3 · 15 deaths
- Balkans Nw, Bosnia-Herzegovina: · ML 3.7 · 4 deaths
- Afghanistan, Pakistan · Mw 6.3 · 4 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 2015 CE Earthquake — Nepal, Dolakha happen?
- May 12, 2015 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: 117. Historical death tolls vary by source.