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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Some facts of Earthquake in Nepal

Earthquake in Nepal

Year 1934:
8.4 - magnitude — Highest casualties for any recorded earthquake in the history of Nepal. A total of 8,519 people lost lives, 1,26,355 houses damaged and 80,893 buildings destroyed

Year 1980:
6.5 - magnitude — Far western region hit – Baitadi, Bajhang, Darchula — 125 dead, 248 seriously injured, 11,604 buildings destroyed

Year 1988:
6.7 - magnitude — epicenter in Udayapur, Eastern Development Region affected, 721 deaths, 64,174 private buildings, 790 government buildings damaged

Year 2011:
6.8 - magnitude — epicenter in Sikkim's capital Gangtok, 5 deaths, 25 injured.

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