# 2023 Nepal earthquake

_Earthquake in Jajarkot District, Karnali Province, Nepal on 3rd of November 2023_

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Last updated: 2026-10-04

> A moment magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Jajarkot, Karnali Province, Nepal, at 23:47 NPT on 3 November 2023, killing 153 people and injuring at least 375. The earthquake was widely felt in western Nepal and northern India, and is the deadliest to strike the country since 2015.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** earthquake ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123308737#P31))
- **Located in:** Jajarkot District (district of Nepal) › Karnali Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123308737#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 28.8880, 82.1950

## Questions

**Where is 2023 Nepal earthquake located?**  
2023 Nepal earthquake is located in Jajarkot District, Karnali Province, Nepal.

## Related

- [Karnali Province](https://diginpl.com/places/karnali-province)
- [Jajarkot District](https://diginpl.com/places/jajarkot-district)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): 2023 Nepal earthquake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Nepal_earthquake) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): जाजरकोट भूकम्प, २०८०](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9F_%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%2C_%E0%A5%A8%E0%A5%A6%E0%A5%AE%E0%A5%A6) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q123308737](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123308737) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: 2023-11-03 Nepal M5.7 earthquake shakemap (USGS).jpg by United States Geological Survey (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2023-11-03_Nepal_M5.7_earthquake_shakemap_(USGS).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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"2023 Nepal earthquake". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/2023-nepal-earthquake. Retrieved 21 October 2026.