Tag: Earthquake

It was a deadly Friday Night for Nepal as the Himalayan Nation was hit by an earthquake of magnitude 6.4.

The strong earthquake on November 3 night has killed more than 150 people and injured hundred others in Nepal.

“Deeply saddened by loss of lives and damage due to the earthquake in Nepal. India stands in solidarity with the people of Nepal and is ready to extend all possible assistance.

At least 128 people dead after a strong earthquake of 6.4 magnitude shook western Nepal just before midnight Friday. Rescue operations are underway as quake leaves many others injured.

At least 128 people were killed and several others injured when a powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake jolted western Nepal's remote mountainous region just before midnight on Friday.

The epicentre was in Faridabad and the depth was 10 km, said NCS.

The earthquake struck about 40 km north-west of the city of Herat at around 11 a.m. on October 7.

The tremor took place at around 11.10 local time a.m., forcing people to flee from their houses, Xinhua news agency quoted the locals as saying.

The epicentre was in Nepal and the depth was five kms, said NCS.

Rescue and relief efforts are also continuing to access the hardest-hit mountainous regions.

According to the US Geological Survey, the epicentre was in the High Atlas Mountains, 71 km south-west of Marrakesh, at a depth of 18.5 km, the BBC reported.

The agency reported that the quake occurred at 2:55 a.m. Tuesday Jakarta Time (1955 GMT Monday), with its epicenter at 180 km southeast of Tanah Bumbu and a depth of 10 km under the seabed, Xinhua news agency reported.

According to a tweet by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake of magnitude occurred on Saturday at 9.31.48 IST, at a point at latitude 36.38 degrees and longitude 70.77 degrees

Data released by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said the quake struck at 8.36 a.m. in the morning and its epicentre was recorded in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

According to the French Central Seismological Bureau (FCSB), the epicentre of the quake which struck at 6.38 p.m. on Friday evening, was determined to be 28 km to the southwest of the city of Niort, in the Deux-Sevres department, reports Xinhua news agency.