Earthquakes in Nepal — January 2025

8 earthquakes were recorded in Nepal during January 2025, an average of 0.3 per day.

8 reached magnitude 4 or above and 1 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 17 km.

The month's largest event in Nepal was a magnitude 5.0 earthquake near Lobuche, Nepal on 20 January 2025 at 21:03 UTC. A magnitude 5.0 earthquake radiates roughly 477 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is well above the Nepal monthly average of 3 events over the period we cover — an unusually active month, and up from the 4 recorded the previous month.

100% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 0% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). Almost everything here is crustal. That is characteristic of transform faulting or continental deformation rather than subduction — and it means shaking at the surface is strong for the magnitudes involved.

By band, the catalogue holds 7 in the magnitude 4 range, 1 in the magnitude 5 range.

Activity peaked on 18 January, when 2 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M5.0 near Lobuche, Nepal on 20 January at 10 km; M4.9 near Lobuche, Nepal on 27 January at 10 km; M4.8 near Lobuche, Nepal on 21 January at 55 km.

That is 203% above the 3 events Nepal averages per month across the 14 months on record.