A 5.4-magnitude earthquake shook Nepal Saturday night, 212 kilometres southeast of Joshimath in Uttarakhand, causing tremors in Delhi-NCR and other northern states, according to various reports.
The region was shaken again at 7.57 p.m., three days after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in Nepal killed six people in the neighbouring country. This is Nepal’s third earthquake in a week.
According to news agency PTI who quoted an IMD official, the quake began in Nepal at a depth of 10 kilometres in Latitude 29.28 N and Longitude 81.20 E.
Tremors were felt in Uttarakhand in localities such as Pithoragarh, Munsiyari, and Gangolihat.
“The origin of the earthquake was 10 km deep and 3 km from Silanga town of Nepal. The affected countries are India, China and Nepal,” Pithoragarh Disaster Management Officer BS Mahar told news agency PTI.
There were no reports of immediate damage.
(With inputs from PTI)
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Farid Ahmed Naik is Executive Editor for The Chenab Times and first Sarazi language news reporter. He also covers Crime and Politics on CT. Read More…
