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{{Short description|1988 earthquake centered near the Nepal-India border}}
{{Infobox earthquake
|title = 1988 Nepal earthquake
|local-date = August 21, 1988
|local-time = 04:39
|timestamp = 1988-08-20 23:09:09
|map2 = {{location map | Nepal
|relief = yes
|label =
|lat = 26.71
|long = 86.62
|mark = Bullseye1.png
|marksize = 40
|caption =
|float = right
|width=250}}
|anss-url = usp0003k6t
|isc-event = 429573
|magnitude = {{M|w|6.9|link=y}} <ref name=ISC-GEM/>
|depth = {{convert|62|km|abbr=on}} <ref name=ISC-GEM/>
|type = [[Fault (geology)#Oblique-slip faults|Oblique-slip]]<ref name=PAGER-CAT/>
|location = {{coord|26.71|86.62|display=inline, title}} <ref name=ISC-GEM/>
|countries affected =
|intensity = {{MMI|VIII}}<ref name=NGDC/>
|casualties = 709–1,450 Dead, 6,553 Injured<ref name=PAGER-CAT/>
}}

The '''1988 Nepal earthquake''' occurred in [[Nepal]] near the [[India]]n border and affected much of northern [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/earthquake-tremors-leave-trail-of-death-damage-in-bihar-nepal/1/329724.html|title=A devastating dawn}}</ref> The magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook the region on August 21, killing at least 709 persons and injuring thousands.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/In-India-JK-HP-Uttarakhand-fall-under-most-active-seismic-zone/articleshow/47063861.cms|title=In India, J&K, HP, Uttarakhand fall under most active seismic zone}}</ref> The earthquake struck in two installments of 10 seconds and 15 seconds each and left cracks in 50,000 buildings, including [[Raj Bhavan (Bihar)|Raj Bhavan]] and the [[Patna Secretariat|old Secretariat Building]] in [[Patna]], Bihar.

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=ISC-GEM>{{citation|title=ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009)|url=http://www.isc.ac.uk/iscgem/index.php|author=ISC|date=19 January 2015|publisher=[[International Seismological Centre]]|series=Version 2.0}}</ref>
<ref name=NGDC>{{citation|title=Significant Earthquake Database|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/form?t=101650&s=1&d=1|author=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS)|publisher=[[National Geophysical Data Center]], [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|year = 1972|type = Data Set}}</ref>
<ref name=PAGER-CAT>{{citation|title=PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/static/lfs/data/pager/catalogs/|author=USGS|date=September 4, 2009|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|series=Version 2008_06.1}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* [https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0003k6t#general_summary M6.9 - Nepal-India border region] – [[United States Geological Survey]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110911062308/http://asc-india.org/seismi/seis-bihar.htm Earthquakes in Bihar, India] – Amateur Seismic Centre
* {{EQ-isc-link|429573}}

{{Earthquakes in 1988}}
{{Earthquakes in India}}
{{Himalayan earthquakes}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nepal Earthquake, 1988}}

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|keywords=1988 earthquakes, Natural disasters in Bihar, History of Bihar (1947–present), August 1988 events in Asia
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[[Category:Earthquakes in India|1988]]
[[Category:1988 in India|Nepal Earthquake, 1988]]
[[Category:Earthquakes in Nepal|1988]]
[[Category:1988 earthquakes]]
[[Category:Natural disasters in Bihar]]
[[Category:1988 in Nepal|Earthquake]]
[[Category:History of Bihar (1947–present)]]
[[Category:August 1988 events in Asia]]

1988 Nepal earthquake - Revision history

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