More than 30 people killed after 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Nepal; tremors felt in Delhi

More than 30people were killed and dozens were injured after apowerful earthquake of 6.4 magnitude struckNepal on Friday night (Nov 3), reported the Associated Press.The tremors of the earthquakewere felt in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) and some other parts of north India, the National Centre for Seismology said.

At least 37killed, dozens injured in Nepal

At least 37people were killed and dozens injured after the earthquake hit Nepal, reported AP.The death toll is expected to rise, officials told the news agency, noting that communications were cut off with many villages.

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At least 20 people have been killed Namaraj Bhattarai, a police official in theRukum district told APover the telephone.

Local official Harish Chandra Sharma told Reuters that they have not beenable to establish any contact at the epicentre in Jajarkot and thatthere are reports of 17 deaths just in the district.

Jajarkot district official Suresh Sunar told Reuters by phone, that around 20 people were also rushed to thehospital with injuries.

"I am out in the open myself. We are collecting details but due to cold and night it is difficult to get information from remote areas," he told Reuters.

Earthquake shook buildings in New Delhi

Nepal's National Seismological Centre said the quake occurred at 11:47 pm (local time) in Jajarkot district of Karnali province.

As per the National Centre for Seismology, the epicentre of the quake was in Nepal at a depth of 10 km, about 227 km north of Ayodhya and 331 km west-northwest of Kathmandu.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:6.4, Occurred on 03-11-2023, 23:32:54 IST, Lat: 28.84 & Long: 82.19, Depth: 10 Km," NCS said in its post on X.

Meanwhile, the United States Geological Survey, said that the quake was of magnitude 5.6. "Notable quake, preliminary info: M 5.6 - 42 km S of Jumla, Nepal," it wrote on X.

The earthquake shook buildings as far as New Delhi, which is around 600 kilometres away. People immediately rushed out of their houses as the strong tremors reverberated through parts of northIndian states and lasted for over a minute.

This is the third time in a month that strong quakes have struck Nepal.

(With inputs from agencies)