Recent earthquake activity
Earthquakes in Nepal: latest news, today and the last 30 days
Nepal lies along the Himalayan front where the Indian plate thrusts beneath Eurasia, building the world’s highest mountains. The 2015 Gorkha earthquake killed thousands and damaged Kathmandu.
Updated 2026-10-21 09:15 UTC
Latest earthquake news in Nepal
The most notable recent events in Nepal, newest first. Each links to its own page with the full record, a map and felt reports. This page is rebuilt every 30 minutes.
- M 3.3 near Lobuche, Nepal
depth 30.0 km · 46 km SW of Lobuche, Nepal
- M 3.8 near Siddharthanagar, Nepal
depth 99.9 km · 17 km WSW of Siddharthanagar, Nepal
- M 3.5 near Quxar, China
depth 10.0 km · 36 km NNE of Quxar, China
Nepal earthquake activity at a glance
What the last 30 days look like in Nepal
5 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or above were recorded in the last 7 days, up from 4 the week before. In the last 24 hours: 0.
The largest was M4.5 on October 5, 44 km S of Quxar, China, 10.0 km deep.
29% of these events were deeper than 70 km, inside the descending slab — shaking from that depth arrives weaker but spreads over a wider area.
Map of recent earthquakes in Nepal and the surrounding area
Circle size shows magnitude and color shows depth. Select a marker to highlight its event below.
Every recorded event
14 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0+ recorded in Nepal and the surrounding area in the last 30 days.
Both the USGS global catalog and the EMSC European-Mediterranean catalog are used here, deduplicated — EMSC records the small local events the global catalog does not. 13 of the events below come from EMSC.
M 3.0 5 km SE of Singtam, India
M 3.8 17 km WSW of Siddharthanagar, Nepal
M 3.5 36 km NNE of Quxar, China
M 3.0 3 km SSW of Khā̃dbāri̇̄, Nepal
M 3.9 64 km ENE of Besisahar, Nepal
M 3.2 34 km NW of Gyangkar, China
M 4.4 8 km SSW of Kambaxoi, China
M 3.7 9 km WSW of Silgaḍhi̇̄, Nepal
M 4.5 44 km S of Quxar, China
M 4.0 WESTERN XIZANG
M 4.0 15 km W of Xêgar, China
M 3.4 52 km NE of Gangba, China
M 4.0 WESTERN XIZANG
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Frequently asked questions
Was there an earthquake in Nepal today?
No earthquake of magnitude 3.0 or above has been recorded in the last 24 hours. Smaller events may still have occurred below that threshold. This page is rebuilt every 30 minutes.
How many earthquakes does Nepal get?
14 of magnitude 3.0 or above in the last 30 days, 5 of them in the last 7. Most are too small to feel; that is normal for a seismically active region.
What was the biggest recent earthquake in Nepal?
Magnitude 4.5 on October 5, 2026, 44 km S of Quxar, China, at a depth of 10.0 km.
How deep are earthquakes in Nepal?
In the last 30 days they ranged from 0.0 km to 120.0 km deep. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly near the epicentre; deep ones are felt weakly over a wider area.
How can I get earthquake alerts for Nepal?
Install the free SeismoWatch Android app, draw a box over Nepal, set a minimum magnitude, and turn alerts on. Alerts are sent after an event is published, so they are not an early warning.
Where does this data come from?
From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) global catalog and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), deduplicated. Each event links to its own page with the full record.
The strongest earthquakes recorded in Nepal since 1960
The 10 largest events of magnitude 6.0 or above in the Nepal monitoring area, from the USGS catalog. Recent activity is best read against this: a region's ordinary weeks look very different from its worst days.
| Magnitude | Location | Date | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 7.8 | 67 km NNE of Bharatpur, Nepal | April 25, 2015 | 8.2 km |
| M 7.3 | Nepal | May 12, 2015 | 15.0 km |
| M 7.1 | 2025 Southern Tibetan Plateau Earthquake | January 7, 2025 | 10.0 km |
| M 6.9 | 9 km WSW of Triyuga, Nepal | August 20, 1988 | 57.4 km |
| M 6.9 | 43 km NW of Mangan, India | September 18, 2011 | 50.0 km |
| M 6.7 | 21 km SSE of Kodāri̇̄, Nepal | April 26, 2015 | 22.9 km |
| M 6.7 | 221 km NE of Jumla, Nepal | August 25, 2008 | 12.0 km |
| M 6.6 | 37 km ESE of Dārchulā, Nepal | June 27, 1966 | 26.5 km |
| M 6.6 | 71 km NNE of Bharatpur, Nepal | April 25, 2015 | 10.0 km |
| M 6.5 | 40 km NNE of Dipayal, Nepal | July 29, 1980 | 18.0 km |
Coverage and data notes
Events are preliminary, so magnitudes and locations may be revised. This page uses a rectangular monitoring area around Nepal, so border areas and nearby offshore zones can include events outside the administrative boundary. Completeness varies: a national network usually records more small earthquakes than the catalogs used here, so treat the counts as a floor rather than a census.
Event data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), in Venezuela FUNVISIS and in Brazil the RSBR through the Centro de Sismologia da USP. Populated places and time zones: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Preliminary solutions are revised as more observations arrive.