This 8.0 magnitude earthquake occurred on 15 January 1934 at around 2:13 pm IST (08:43 UTC) and caused widespread damage in northern Bihar and in Nepal.

[4] The epicentre for this event was located in eastern Nepal about 9.5 km (5.9 mi) south of Mount Everest.

The earthquake was so severe that in Kolkata, around 650 km (404 mi) from epicenter, many buildings were damaged and the tower of St. Paul's Cathedral collapsed.

[6] Extensive liquefaction of the ground took place over a length of 300 km (called the slump belt) during the earthquake, in which many structures went afloat.

He wrote that the Bihar earthquake was providential retribution for India's failure to eradicate untouchability.

[15] Maghfoor Ahmad Ajazi, an eminent freedom fighter, worked extensively in the earthquake relief operations.