Earthquake of 6.3 magnitude hits Nepal, 6 dead; tremors felt in Delhi-NCR

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Nov 09, 2022: An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Nepal, killing at least six people in a house collapse incident in Doti district on Wednesday. The tremors were felt in parts of the Delhi-NCR region as well.

The Chief District Officer of Doti, Kalpana Shrestha, confirmed the death of at least six people and injuries to five.

 

"At least six people were killed and five were injured and were being taken to the hospital. Dozens of houses have been damaged with landslides at various locations across the district," the official was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

The quake hit at around 1.57 am on Wednesday. The epicentre was Nepal, according to the National Center for Seismology.

This was the third earthquake in Nepal in the last five hours. As per data on National Center for Seismology, Nepal registered first earthquake of 4.9 magnitude at 8.52 pm on Tuesday, followed by 3.5 magnitude at 9.41 pm. The third earthquake of 6.3 magnitude hit the country at 1.57 am on Wednesday, tremors of which were felt in Delhi.

Strong tremors were also felt in several parts of North India, including Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. However, no loss of life, injury or damage, has been reported so far.

Here is a CCTV footage of an office in UP’s Moradabad, from the moment the earthquake was felt.

Several users in the national capital and surrounding regions took to social media platforms after the tremors were felt for a few seconds.

Courtesy: India Today