Earthquake hits Nepal, tremors felt in New Delhi, houses collapsed, at least six deaths

The earthquake, which hit at about 2am local time on Wednesday (20:15 GMT), sent tremors into northern India, New Delhi.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck Nepal early Wednesday, killing at least six people and destroying multiple houses in the western district of Doti, close to populous towns, officials said.

Five other people were seriously injured as eight houses collapsed, said Bhola Bhatta, deputy superintendent of police in Doti, confirming an earlier figure shared by home ministry official Tulsi Rijal.

Nepal is still rebuilding after two major earthquakes in 2015 killed almost 9,000 people, destroyed whole towns and centuries-old temples and caused a $6 billion blow to the economy.

The earthquake was centred approximately 160km (100 miles) northeast of Pilibhit, a populous city in the neighbouring Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, and occurred at a depth of 10km, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
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*** The EMSC recorded the earthquake at a magnitude of 5.6, the US Geological Survey also gave a preliminary rating of 5.6, and Nepal’s seismological centre set the earthquake at a magnitude of 6.6.

*** European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC):
Magnitude Mw 5.6
Region NEPAL
Date time 2022-11-08 20:27:23.0 UTC
Location 29.36 N ; 81.20 E
Depth 10 km
Distances 158 km NE of Pīlibhīt, India / pop: 131,000 / local time: 01:57:23.0 2022-11-09
28 km NE of Dipayal, Nepal / pop: 23,400 / local time: 02:12:23.0 2022-11-09