Six Killed As 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Nepal; Strong Tremors In Delhi, Neighbouring Areas

New Delhi: Six people were killed and five others injured after an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck the western part of Nepal early Wednesday.

Those killed after a house collapsed from the quake in Doti district of Nepal, included a woman and two children.

The earthquake was recorded at 2.12 am with its epicentre at the Khaptad National Park in the Doti district, as per the National Seismological Centre. “Earthquake of Magnitude:6.3, Occurred on 09-11-2022, 01:57:24 IST, Lat: 29.24 & Long: 81.06, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: Nepal,” it tweeted.

The capital city of Kathmandu and parts of neighbouring India, including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Punjab, and Jammu & Kashmir, also felt strong tremors around 2 am which lasted for nearly 10 seconds.

Chief District Officer of Doti, Kalpana Shrestha told ANI over the phone that five injured are being taken to the hospital.

Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said that relief and rescue operations have been ordered in the aftermath of the quake. The Nepal Army has been mobilised in the affected areas to carry out the search and rescue operations.

“Expressing my heartfelt condolences to the families of those who died in the earthquake, which was centered in the Khaptad region of Far West. Also, I have instructed the relevant agencies to arrange immediate and proper treatment of the injured and the victims in the relief and rescue in the affected areas,” he wrote on Twitter.

It is pertinent to mention here that this is the second earthquake to hit Nepal in 24 hours. The last earthquake, magnitude 4.9, was reported in Nepal at 8.52 pm on Tuesday.