# 1934 Nepal–India earthquake

_January 1934 earthquake in India and Nepal_

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> The 1934 Nepal–India earthquake or 1934 Bihar–Nepal earthquake was one of the worst earthquakes in India's history. The towns of Munger and Muzaffarpur were completely destroyed. This 8.0 magnitude earthquake occurred on 15 January 1934 at around 2:13 pm IST and caused widespread damage in northern Bihar and in Nepal.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** earthquake; natural disaster; disaster ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3492593#P31))
- **Coordinates:** 27.5500, 87.0900

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): 1934 Nepal–India earthquake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_Nepal%E2%80%93India_earthquake) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): १९९०को महाभूकम्प](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82_%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%AF%E0%A5%AF%E0%A5%A6_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3492593](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3492593) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Old Darbhanga Raj Palace-Damaged by earthquake.jpg by P. C. Roy Chaudhury (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Darbhanga_Raj_Palace-Damaged_by_earthquake.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article 1934 Nepal–India earthquake, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Old Darbhanga Raj Palace-Damaged by earthquake.jpg — P. C. Roy Chaudhury, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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"1934 Nepal–India earthquake". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/1934-nepalindia-earthquake. Retrieved 21 October 2026.