Nepal: Geology and Geography

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

Google Maps and Google Earth are very common platforms today to explore maps and satellite images of the earth. But there are many other ways to explore the earth. Some are listed here.  1.   Earth Explorer This map is developed by USGS helpful to obtain earth imagery across available geo-spatial data types. Users can navigate via interactive map or text search to obtain Landsat satellite imagery, Radar data, UAS data, digital line graphs, digital elevation model data, aerial photos, Sentinel satellite data, some commercial satellite imagery including IKONOS and OrbView3, land cover data, digital map data from the National Map, and many other datasets. Users can search by exact location via the interactive map or input specific coordinates to view what data types are available. 2.   Sentinel Hub This platform developed by  Sinergise has Sentinel, Landsat, and other Earth observation imagery easily accessible for browsing, visualization and analysi...

Geographic Coordinate System (GCS) Most of the spatial data and maps of Nepal are based on two System.  1. Everest 1830  is mostly used in topographic maps and maps produced by governmental agencies like Department of Survey.  2. WGS84  is used in most of the images and maps available over the internet are referenced in this system. Projected Coordinate System (PCS) For Projection,    the projection system used is Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) which may be based on either WGS84 or Everest 1830 . Nepal lies in UTM zone between 44 and 45.  The 44 zone covers western half of Nepal and 45 covers the eastern half. This projection is based on  WGS84 Due to greater expansion in east-west direction of Nepal, Survey Department of Nepal uses Modified UTM (MUTM) for increasing accuracy in cadastral survey. Based on  Everest 1830 the two  zones are modified into three zones differentiated by longitude of the coordinate as 81, 84, and 87...

  Photogeological Map of Central Nepal (1:100000) was published in 1982. It was mapped by J. Stocklin and K.D Bhattarai.  The map represents part of the Lesser Himalaya of Central Nepal to th ewest of the Kathmandu Valley and to the south of the Manaslu-Ganesh Himal sector of the High Range. 

Geologists in Nepal are working in very diverse sectors. There are some organizations and associations in the country which are responsible for promotion of geological activities and professionals.  1.  Department of Mines and Geology The Department of Mines and Geology (DMG) is the only government organization that responsible for all types of geological survey, mineral exploration and administration of Mining Rules and Regulations in Nepal. It conducts various geological surveys though out the country and publishes Geological Maps, Engineering Geological Maps and various other geology and mining related reports ad documents. 2. Nepal Geological Society (NGS) NGS  is a professional scientific organization of Geoscientists founded in 1980, creating a international network of geoscientists engaged in the research of the Himalaya, Karakorum, Hindukush and Tibet.  3.  Nepal Society of Engineering Geology (NSEG) NSEG   is a non-profitable society working in a c...

Background Nepal lies in the central Asia between China to the north and India to the south. Southern Nepal occupies some 20 to 40 km wide Terai plain (Indo-Gangetic plain) about a few hundred meters above sea level. The Terai and the Siwalik areas are in the foreland of the Nepal Himalaya and are known for sedimentary basins with considerable thickness. Several sedimentary formations of the basins could have generated petroleum and could be located in suitable structural traps. Terai and Siwaliks are thus target areas for hydrocarbon exploration. This part of the country is covered by road network, electricity lines, etc., and is the most accessible region in Nepal. It is notable that oil and gas seeps have been observed to the north of Main Boundary Thrust (MBT) in different parts of the country from time immemorial. These seepages, as in Dailekh, western Nepal, were subjected to only preliminary analysis in the sixties, but extensive geochemical studies were done in 1993. One of the...

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