128 people killed after 6.4 magnitude quake hits western Nepal, tremors felt in northern India

The earthquake, which was centred near the western temple town of Jumla in Nepal, struck around 11:32 pm, India’s National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. The impact of the earthquake in Nepal was not immediately known.

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At least 128 people were killed after an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 hit western Nepal, triggering strong tremors in Delhi and northern India, sending people rushing out of their homes late at night on Friday.

The earthquake, which was centred near the western temple town of Jumla in Nepal, struck around 11:32 pm, India’s National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. The impact of the earthquake in Nepal was not immediately known.

This was the second earthquake measuring more than 6 in Nepal in the last one month. On October 2, a quake of magnitude 6.2 had hit the country.

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal at 11:32 pm IST, according to National Center for Seismology.

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Friday’s earthquake was the strongest in Nepal in more than eight years. The April 2015 earthquake had killed close to 10,000 people.

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Like the previous month’s incident, the latest quake too was quite shallow, originating about 10 km below the earth’s surface, the NCS said. Earthquakes originating at smaller depths are usually more powerful and have more destructive power.

The October 3 earthquake had not caused any major damage. A Reuters report at the time had said 17 people were injured, and homes damaged. It had also triggered a landslide that blocked a highway, the report had said.

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