Earthquakes are considered as one of the most dangerous, destructive, and unpredictable
natural disasters. Throughout the centuries, millions of people and thousands of structures have
perished in earthquakes all over the world. Nepal is the 11th most earthquake prone country and
has a history of devastating earthquakes as it falls within high seismic region. The geological
structure and presence of active tectonic plates are the main reason behind occurrence of
earthquakes. However, the impact of earthquakes in the capital city Kathmandu has continued to
grow due; population growth, high rate of unplanned urbanization, use of inappropriate design in
the construction of buildings, lack of basic infrastructures, inappropriate organization system,
and lack of awareness. This project aims to reduce the impact of earthquakes in the life and
property of the Kathmandu community by developing a risk management and response plan. The
project analyzed the status of preparedness and prevention measure adopted by the community,
vulnerability of buildings, people’s awareness, and proposed the best strategy to reduce the
impact of earthquake to the local people. The objectives were completed by the analysis of data
obtained through the literature review, interviews and survey conducted by Community Disaster
Management Committee at the study area. Detailed study of the mitigation measures of
earthquake followed by other earthquake prone countries was done.