20 injured after Nepal hit by 6.4 earthquake, strong tremors felt in North India including Delhi-NCR and Bihar districts | India News

NEW DELHI: Residents of Delhi-NCR had a scare late Friday as strong tremors were felt in the northern parts of India after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake shook Nepal.
At least 20 people have been rushed to hospital with injuries, Nepal’s Jajarkot district official Suresh Sunar was reported as saying. “I am out in the open myself. We are collecting details but due to cold and night it is difficult to get information from remote areas,” he said.”We have mobilized rescue personnel.”
Meanwhile, in North India, residents of high-rise societies quickly made their way to the roads as the strong tremors lasted for over a minute. Delhi residents took to social media to post videos of swinging chandeliers and fans, underlining how powerful the earthquake was.
“I first thought the tremors were because of a passing vehicle, but soon saw the ceiling fan shaking. It went on for a while,” said Rupesh Upadhyay, a resident of a high-rise apartment in Noida.

The epicentre of the quake was in Nepal at a depth of 10 km, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.
“The tremors were felt for quite some time as we were watching television and enjoying the weekend,” said Inderjit Singh, a resident of Gurugram.

Gopal, a resident of Ghaziabad, said the tremors were felt for more than 15 seconds. “I could also hear the window panes rattling”.
Tremors felt in several Bihar districts
Several places in Bihar were also jolted by an earthquake, officials said.
As per initial reports, the tremors were felt in Bihar’s Patna, Katihar, Motihari and a few other districts along the Indo-Nepal border, they said.
There were no reports of any damage to property or loss of life due to the quake in the state, the officials said.

Third in a month
This is the third time in a month that strong quakes have struck Nepal.
On October 22, a 5.2 magnitude earthquake and some aftershocks damaged nearly two dozen houses in the hilly Dhading district near Nepal’s capital. The shaking also caused a landslide in the region.
On October 3, two earthquakes of magnitude 6.2 and 4.6 on the Richter Scale hit Nepal, with tremors felt in large parts of India including the National Capital Region, the NCS said.

Earthquakes are common in mountainous Nepal. Six people died in November 2022 when a 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Doti district, not far from Jumla in Nepal.
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake in 2015 killed some 9,000 people and damaged about 1 million structures.
(With inputs from agencies)Watch Earthquake of 6.4 magnitude hits Nepal, strong tremors felt in Delhi-NCR