Four earthquakes, the strongest being of magnitude 6.2, jolted Nepal in quick succession as tremors were through parts of north India including Delhi-NCR, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. The first quake of magnitude 4.6 struck west Nepal at a depth of 10 kilometre at 2:25 pm, followed by the 6.2 magnitude jolt at 2:51 pm.
Two more quakes (magnitude 3.6 and 3.1) hit the same region at a depth of 15 km and 10 km at 3:06 pm and 3:19 pm, respectively. The first two tremors were felt within less than half an hour time.
"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.6, Occurred on 03-10-2023, 14:25:52 IST, Lat: 29.37 & Long: 81.22, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Nepal," the NCS wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. The depth of first quake (4.6 magnitude) was found to be 10 km whereas of the second (6.2 magnitude) was found to be 5 km.
"Earthquake of Magnitude:6.2, Occurred on 03-10-2023, 14:51:04 IST, Lat: 29.39 & Long: 81.23, Depth: 5 Km ,Location: Nepal," the NCS posted on X.
{{/usCountry}}"Earthquake of Magnitude:6.2, Occurred on 03-10-2023, 14:51:04 IST, Lat: 29.39 & Long: 81.23, Depth: 5 Km ,Location: Nepal," the NCS posted on X.
{{/usCountry}}One person was injured following the quake which damaged homes and triggered a landslide that blocked a major highway, authorities said. In Bajhang a landslide was set off that blocked a major highway to the southern plains, interior ministry official Rama Acharya told news agency Reuters.
One person was injured by a falling object, Baburam Aryal, the top district official said, while some homes in Chainpur, a town in the district, collapsed.
Tremors were felt in the Delhi-NCR region with some people coming out of their residences and offices for safety.