Historical Notes: Historiography and Commentary on the Nepal - India Earthquake of 26 August 1833

Abstract

Original descriptive account of data, both from Nepal and India, relating to damage inflicted by the 26 th August 1833 Nepal Himalaya earthquake have been collated and presented in this communication. The basic objective is to bring all such scattered data and information at a single place to facilitate downstream research on the seismotectonics and seismic hazard assessment of this part of the Himalaya. Attempt has been made to analyze data extracted from Journal of Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta Christian Observer, Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register, Baptist Magazine among others published during 1833-1835. Subsequent publications on this earthquake which was printed in 1843, 1850 and 1883 have also been reproduced. Extracts from a few contemporary research published during the last twenty years are mentioned to highlight current status of knowledge on this earthquake in comparison to the mega earthquake of 1934 that affected the same geographical region.