7 , 2 5 3 ▁recorded ▁in ▁Bi har . ▁ ▁A ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁work ▁by ▁Major ▁General ▁Bra h ma ▁Sh am sh er ▁document ing ▁the ▁event , ▁Nep alk o ▁Mah a ▁Bh uk ampa ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁stated ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁Nep al ' s ▁most ▁destruct ive ▁earth qu ake ▁in ▁living ▁memory , ▁and ▁pra ised ▁the ▁Nep al ese ▁Army ▁for ▁its ▁work ▁in ▁relief ▁efforts . ▁ ▁After math ▁▁ ▁Mah at ma ▁Gand hi ▁visited ▁the ▁Bi har ▁state . ▁He ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁Bi har ▁earth qu ake ▁was ▁prov ident ial ▁ret ribution ▁for ▁India ' s ▁failure ▁to ▁er ad icate ▁un touch ability . ▁In ▁Bi har , ▁Sri ▁Bab u ▁( Sh ri ▁Kr ish na ▁Sin ha ) ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁great ▁leader ▁An ug rah ▁Bab u ▁( An ug rah ▁Nar ay an ▁Sin ha ), ▁threw ▁themselves ▁into ▁relief ▁work . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Nep al ▁earth qu ake ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Nep al ▁earth qu ake ▁ ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Nep al ▁earth qu ake ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁earth qu akes ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁earth qu akes ▁in ▁India ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁M w ▁ 8 . 1 ▁Bi har / N ep al ▁earth qu ake ▁ 1 5