1934 Bihar earthquake

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.

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Which happened first?

• 1934 Bihar earthquake happened 5 years before Erzincan earthquake of 1939
• 1934 Bihar earthquake happened 14 years after 1920 Haiyuan earthquake
• 1934 Bihar earthquake happened 14 years before 1948 Ashgabat earthquake
• 1934 Bihar earthquake happened 24 years before 1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami
• 1934 Bihar earthquake happened 26 years after 1908 Messina earthquake

Timeline

1. 1908 Messina earthquakeDecember 28, 1908
2. 1920 Haiyuan earthquakeDecember 16, 1920
3. 1934 Bihar earthquake (this page)January 15, 1934
4. Erzincan earthquake of 1939December 26, 1939
5. 1948 Ashgabat earthquakeOctober 6, 1948
6. 1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunamiJuly 10, 1958

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