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This is the list of some historical earthquakes of Nepal compiled from various sources.
References:
- National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET)
- Pandey, M.R. & Molnar, P. (1988). "The Himalaya, its tectonic environment, and seismicity"
- Tiwari, Sudarshan. (1992). "The Brick and the Bull: An Account of Handigaon"
- Bilham, R. et al. (1995). "The Kathmandu Valley earthquakes of 1833 and 1834"
- Ambraseys, N.N. & Douglas, J. (2004). "Magnitude Calibration of North Indian Earthquakes"
- United States Geological Survey (USGS) Earthquake Information
- Bajracharya, B. (2001). "Earthquake Risk Reduction in Nepal"
- Udayapur Earthquake: NSET Report, 1990
- Government of Nepal, National Planning Commission (2015). "Post-Disaster Needs Assessment"
- UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 2015 Gorkha Earthquake
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 2015
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