6.4 magnitude earthquake in Nepal, 141 dead
West Rukum-Jajarkot most affected; There was an impact in Delhi-NCR, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh also.
Bhavika Nandwana
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An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude occurred in Nepal at around 11:32 pm on Friday night. At that time news of death of 37 people came. According to Kathmandu Post, by morning this figure reached 141. There is also news of damage to hundreds of houses. However, no official data has come.
According to Nepalese media, the epicenter of the earthquake was 10 km underground, 331 km north-west of Kathmandu. The impact of the earthquake was most visible in Jajarkot and Rukum West districts. So far 105 and 36 people have died here. Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has reached Jajarkot to take stock of the dire situation.
The effect of the earthquake was also seen in India. Apart from Delhi-NCR, tremors were felt in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Bihar's capital Patna. However, there is no news of any loss of life or property in India.
PM Modi said- We are with Nepal in difficult times
Nepal's PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda has instructed all three security agencies to engage in the rescue operation. At the same time, PM Modi has also expressed his condolences to the people who died in the Nepal earthquake. He expressed confidence of helping Nepal in its difficult times.
Kathmandu had slipped by 10 feet due to the earthquake in 2015.
In 2015, an earthquake of 7.8 magnitude caused huge devastation in Nepal. During this period, about 9 thousand people were killed. This earthquake also spoiled the geography of the country.
Tectonic expert James Jackson of the University of Cambridge said that after the earthquake, the ground beneath Kathmandu shifted three meters i.e. about 10 feet towards the south.
However, there is no sign of any change in the geography of Everest, the world's largest mountain peak. This earthquake in Nepal was as powerful as 20 big nuclear bombs.
In Bihar, strong earthquake tremors were felt in 11 districts including Patna, Arrah, Darbhanga, Gaya, Vaishali, Khagaria, Siwan, Bettiah, Buxar, Bagaha, Nalanda, Nawada. The earth kept shaking for about a minute during the earthquake. Many aftershocks were also felt. Some parts of Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Supaul and Darbhanga fall in Zone 5, which is extremely dangerous. The rest of Bihar, including the capital Patna, falls in Zone 4, where the risk of earthquake is less.
