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Bihar-Nepal Earthquake, Jan, 1934
Table
2.
 |
House
destroyed by the 1934 Earthquake
|
 |
| |
|
|
Region
|
Completely destroyed
|
Much fractured
|
Slightly fractured
|
Completely destroyed
|
|
Kathmandu Valley
|
|
Kathmandu
|
725
|
3735
|
4146
|
8606
|
|
Outskirts
of Kathmandu
|
2892
|
4062
|
4267
|
11221
|
|
Patan
|
1000
|
4170
|
3860
|
9030
|
|
Outskirts
of Patan
|
3977
|
9442
|
1598
|
15017
|
|
Bhaktapur
|
2359
|
2263
|
1425
|
6047
|
|
Outskirts
of Bhaktapur
|
1444
|
1986
|
2388
|
5818
|
|
Totals
|
12397
|
25658
|
17684
|
55739
|
|
Eastern
Mountainous Region
|
|
East
No. 1
|
9628
|
19391
|
-
|
29019
|
|
East
No. 2
|
4687
|
10738
|
-
|
15425
|
|
East
No. 3
|
21107
|
15548
|
-
|
36655
|
|
East
No. 4
|
15048
|
5
|
-
|
15053
|
|
Dhankuta
|
6623
|
15120
|
-
|
21743
|
|
Sindhuli
Gadhi
|
3486
|
3154
|
-
|
6640
|
|
Udayapur
Gadhi
|
1052
|
3917
|
-
|
4969
|
|
Ilam
|
2316
|
3112
|
-
|
5428
|
|
Totals
|
63947
|
70985
|
-
|
134932
|
|
Western
Mountainous Region
|
|
West
No. 1
|
582
|
1720
|
-
|
2302
|
|
West
No. 2
|
186
|
461
|
-
|
647
|
|
West
No. 3
|
19
|
65
|
-
|
84
|
|
West
No. 4
|
8
|
1
|
-
|
9
|
|
Chisapani
Gadhi
|
-
|
18
|
1266
|
1284
|
|
Palpa
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
3
|
|
Totals
|
795
|
2268
|
1266
|
4329
|
|
Terai
|
|
Western
Terai
|
-
|
4
|
6
|
10
|
|
Chitwan
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0
|
|
Birgunj
|
3654
|
854
|
2546
|
7054
|
|
Sariahi
and Mahottari
|
-
|
4323
|
268
|
4591
|
|
Siraha
and Saptari
|
87
|
428
|
-
|
515
|
|
Biratnagar
|
13
|
1
|
64
|
78
|
|
Jhapa
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0
|
|
Totals
|
3754
|
5610
|
2884
|
12248
|
|
Totals
for Nepal
|
80893
|
104521
|
21834
|
207248
|
Source:
"The distribution of intensity of the Bihar-Nepal
Earthquake 15 January 1934 and bounds on the extent
of the ruptue zone" by M. R. Pandey and P. Molnar,
Journal of Nepal Geological Socity, Vol.5, 1988.
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