Earthquakes in Nepal — February 2025

5 earthquakes were recorded in Nepal during February 2025, an average of 0.2 per day.

5 reached magnitude 4 or above and 1 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 10 km.

The month's largest event in Nepal was a magnitude 5.5 earthquake near Kodāri̇̄, Nepal on 27 February 2025 at 21:06 UTC. A magnitude 5.5 earthquake radiates roughly 2,682 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 down from the 8 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 4 in the magnitude 4 range, 1 in the magnitude 5 range.

The month's largest events were M5.5 near Kodāri̇̄, Nepal on 27 February at 10 km; M4.9 near Lobuche, Nepal on 21 February at 10 km; M4.8 near Lobuche, Nepal on 16 February at 10 km.

That is 89% above the 3 events Nepal averages per month across the 14 months on record.

This month also holds the strongest earthquake recorded in Nepal in our entire catalogue.