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Kolkata: Hours after Nepal was hit by a strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake in the early hours of Friday, Pakistan also experienced a 4.5-magnitude tremor.
According to the National Centre for Seismology, the second earthquake in Pakistan happened around 5:14 am. The exact location of the earthquake is not known yet, and it is unclear if there is any damage or casualties, as per Network18.
A strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal early this morning at 2:51 am Nepal time. The epicentre was in the Sindhupalchok district, near the Tibet border, along the Kodari Highway, about 65 km east of Kathmandu.
The quake jolted many parts of Nepal, especially in the eastern and central regions. A resident of Katmandu told RNews that there have been small cracks on buildings.
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Tremor was also felt in Bihar, Siliguri and other neighbouring areas in India.
As per media reports, people in and around Kathmandu Valley experienced the tremors. However, there have been no immediate reports of damage or casualties, according to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre.
A resident of Muzaffarpur, Bihar, Rambabu Chaudhary, shared his experience with ANI and said, “I was asleep when I felt the bed shaking, and the fan was shaking, too. We were scared and immediately rushed out of the house.”
Another local also felt tremors from Bihar’s Samastipur district. Suhani Yadav said, “We were asleep when we suddenly felt the tremors. We were scared and rushed out of the house.”
Meanwhile, people in West Bengal’s Siliguri also felt the tremors. A resident of Siliguri was quoted by the media as saying, “I was asleep, my wife woke me up. We felt tremors. We woke up our children. All of us were scared…We saw that everyone in the colony had woken up…There was no damage last night, I will check it again now.”
