An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter Scale rocked the far western region today damaging more than two dozen houses in Bajhang, Baitadi and Darchula. According to the National Seismological Centre, the epicentre of the quake was in Chhapri of Darchula district, near Nepal-India border.
The tremor hit the region at around 5:16 pm and lasted 15 seconds. No human casualties were reported though.
“The duration of the quake was 15 seconds and it was of medium-type in nature,” said Bharat Koirala, Seismologist. NSC has recorded five small-scale earthquakes in Nepal in the last one month but the today’s was the largest.
History of Earth Quake in Neapl
Nepal, a landlocked country, has its own history of earthquake. Earthquake, one of the most dangerous natural disasters is being experienced by various people in various places. Not only Nepal, many of the countries are proclaimed as seismic prone countries. Men have been able to fight or deal many challenges but not with natural disasters till now. Men, in fact, are not able to defeat natural disasters but we can control it by adopting many ways.
Although we cannot find actual, reliable and formal documents about earthquake in Nepal. many data are being collected being based on informal historical documents, rock/stone inscription, copper inscription and other many documents.
As we know that the earthquake, which took place in Antique city of Syria on 20th May 516 A.D is the first earthquake in the world, Nepal experienced the first earthquake in 1198 A.D (1255 B.S) which is known as the oldest powerful earthquake. In some books this very first date is written as 1253 A.D(1310 B.S). As if it is called as the biggest earthquake as data is available. By that first earthquake, the then king Abhaya Malla was killed, many people were killed and physical infrastructure was destructed in large quantity. After the occurrence of that earthquake, it shook land for 15 days constantly.
Another huge earthquake took placce in 1259 A.D(1316 B.S) which we can find in many documents. Likewise in 1407 A.D(1464 B.S) another earthquake had taken place which destructed Machhindranath temple as well as many other temples, inns, and land was separated into many pieces. Many documents have quoted these incidents.
If we study the history of earthquake in Nepal, we find that earthquake has taken place more in 1624 A.D (1681 B.S), 1680 A.D (1737 B.S), 1681 A.D (1738 B.S), 1753 A.D (1810 B.S), 1767 A.D(1824 B.S), 1809 A.D (1866 B.S), 1823 A.D (1880 B.S), 1834 A.D (1891 B.S), 1916 A.D (1973 B.S), 1926 A.D (1983 B.S) respectively. Although these earthquakes were of disparaging muscle , they did destruction however in small quantity or huge quantity.
Earthquake, which took place in 1933 A.D (1990 Magh 2) and was of 8.3 rector scale is claimed to be the most powerful earthquake ever took place in Nepal, making Kathmandu, the capital city as the centre, has enough formal evidences. Being based on that earthquake the then major general of Army Staff Brahma shamsher had written one book named Maha Bhukampa- 1990 (Huge Earthquake-1933). Because of that earthquake 8519 people were coerce to die. Among that total death number 3850 were male and 4669 were women. Dharahara (nine stored building), Ghanta Ghar and other many temples, houses and other buildings were destructed.
Another earthquake took place in far western region in 1966A.D (2023 B.S), which killed 24 people and at least 1300 houses were completely destructed. Moreover, in 1980 A.D (2037 B.S), Bajhang district faced the effects of earthquake, which was also badly affected. In that earthquake 103 people were killed whereas 2500 houses were destructed.
However, again nine hundred people died because of earthquake in Udayapur district in 1988 A.D (2045 B.S) which also destructed many physical infrastructure.
In this way, Nepal, one of the seismic prone countries faced many earthquakes in different places. Many organizations, today are working to spread knowledge about the symptoms, causes, techniques to live from earthquake etc.
The tremor hit the region at around 5:16 pm and lasted 15 seconds. No human casualties were reported though.
“The duration of the quake was 15 seconds and it was of medium-type in nature,” said Bharat Koirala, Seismologist. NSC has recorded five small-scale earthquakes in Nepal in the last one month but the today’s was the largest.
History of Earth Quake in Neapl
Nepal, a landlocked country, has its own history of earthquake. Earthquake, one of the most dangerous natural disasters is being experienced by various people in various places. Not only Nepal, many of the countries are proclaimed as seismic prone countries. Men have been able to fight or deal many challenges but not with natural disasters till now. Men, in fact, are not able to defeat natural disasters but we can control it by adopting many ways.
Although we cannot find actual, reliable and formal documents about earthquake in Nepal. many data are being collected being based on informal historical documents, rock/stone inscription, copper inscription and other many documents.
As we know that the earthquake, which took place in Antique city of Syria on 20th May 516 A.D is the first earthquake in the world, Nepal experienced the first earthquake in 1198 A.D (1255 B.S) which is known as the oldest powerful earthquake. In some books this very first date is written as 1253 A.D(1310 B.S). As if it is called as the biggest earthquake as data is available. By that first earthquake, the then king Abhaya Malla was killed, many people were killed and physical infrastructure was destructed in large quantity. After the occurrence of that earthquake, it shook land for 15 days constantly.
Another huge earthquake took placce in 1259 A.D(1316 B.S) which we can find in many documents. Likewise in 1407 A.D(1464 B.S) another earthquake had taken place which destructed Machhindranath temple as well as many other temples, inns, and land was separated into many pieces. Many documents have quoted these incidents.
If we study the history of earthquake in Nepal, we find that earthquake has taken place more in 1624 A.D (1681 B.S), 1680 A.D (1737 B.S), 1681 A.D (1738 B.S), 1753 A.D (1810 B.S), 1767 A.D(1824 B.S), 1809 A.D (1866 B.S), 1823 A.D (1880 B.S), 1834 A.D (1891 B.S), 1916 A.D (1973 B.S), 1926 A.D (1983 B.S) respectively. Although these earthquakes were of disparaging muscle , they did destruction however in small quantity or huge quantity.
Earthquake, which took place in 1933 A.D (1990 Magh 2) and was of 8.3 rector scale is claimed to be the most powerful earthquake ever took place in Nepal, making Kathmandu, the capital city as the centre, has enough formal evidences. Being based on that earthquake the then major general of Army Staff Brahma shamsher had written one book named Maha Bhukampa- 1990 (Huge Earthquake-1933). Because of that earthquake 8519 people were coerce to die. Among that total death number 3850 were male and 4669 were women. Dharahara (nine stored building), Ghanta Ghar and other many temples, houses and other buildings were destructed.
Another earthquake took place in far western region in 1966A.D (2023 B.S), which killed 24 people and at least 1300 houses were completely destructed. Moreover, in 1980 A.D (2037 B.S), Bajhang district faced the effects of earthquake, which was also badly affected. In that earthquake 103 people were killed whereas 2500 houses were destructed.
However, again nine hundred people died because of earthquake in Udayapur district in 1988 A.D (2045 B.S) which also destructed many physical infrastructure.
In this way, Nepal, one of the seismic prone countries faced many earthquakes in different places. Many organizations, today are working to spread knowledge about the symptoms, causes, techniques to live from earthquake etc.
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