The federal democratic republic of Nepal is located at the boundary between
Indian and Tibetan tectonic plates and therefore lies in a seismically active
region. Historical data evidence the occurrence of destructive great earthquakes
in the past. Earthquakes are caused mainly due to disequilibrium in any part
of the crust of the earth. If we look at the world distribution of earthquake, it
appears that the earthquake belts are closely associated with the weaker zones of
the seismotectonics of the region. It is an instrument for seismic surveillance
allowing a fast post-earthquake rescue operation. This paper incorporates a
case of earthquake occurred in April, 2015 as one of the environmental hazards
visited by nature which proved disastrous causing massive loss of lives and
properties to the vulnerable regions. It can be taken as a lesson to mitigate
massive loss of lives and properties selecting isostatically proper land structure
and constructing safe settlements for habitat in Nepalese context.