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Nepal earthquake: Magnitude 4 quake hits northwestern Nepal

March 26, 2026 admin

Representational image of a seismograph recording an earthquake. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A 4-magnitude earthquake jolted Nepal’s Sudurpaschim province on Thursday (March 26, 2026), authorities said. There were no immediate reports of any damage caused by it. The earthquake struck at 8.32 a.m. around the Murai area of the Darchula district, according to the National…

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Nepal: Earthquake of 4.1 magnitude hits Koshi province

February 22, 2026 admin

Representational image of a seismograph recording an earthquake. | Photo Credit: Reuters A mild tremor was felt in Nepal’s Koshi province on Sunday morning. The earthquake measuring 4.1 magnitude was recorded with its epicentre located at the Ritak area of Sankhuwasabha district at 7:31 am, according to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre. Sankhuwasabha…

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Earthquake Of Magnitude 7.1 Hits Tibet, Tremors Felt In Parts Of India

January 7, 2025 admin

New Delhi: An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 hit Tibet near the Nepalese border today, the tremors of which were felt in several parts of India, including Bihar, Assam and West Bengal.Â Nepal is nestled in a geologically active region, where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates collide, forming the Himalayas and making earthquakes a frequent…

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Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 strikes Nepal

December 20, 2024 admin

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck Nepal. Screengrab from Twitter/@NCS_Earthquake An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck Nepal in the early hours of Saturday (December 21, 2024), the National Centre of Seismology (NCS) reported. The earthquake occurred at 3:59 am Indian Standard Time (IST), the NCS noted. The earthquake was recorded at a depth of 10…

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6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Kathmandu Valley

October 22, 2023 admin

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale on Sunday (October 22) hit Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. According to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, the earthquake with epicentre in Dhading district was recorded at 7.39 a.m. There was no report of any death or damage resulting from the tremor. The jolt…

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6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Nepal’s capital Kathmandu

October 22, 2023 admin

According to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, the earthquake with epicentre in Dhading district was recorded at 7:39 a.m. A powerful earthquake of 6.1 magnitude jolted Nepal’s capital Kathmandu and damaged 20 houses on October 22, the latest tremor to hit one of the world’s most seismically active countries. According to the National…

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Devastation, Cracks In Buildings In Nepal After 6.2 Earthquake

October 3, 2023 admin

Two earthquakes, measuring 5.3 and 6.3 on the Richter scale, hit western Nepal this afternoon New Delhi: The 6.2 intensity earthquake that hit Nepal this afternoon has left behind a trail of massive destruction, bringing back horrifying flashbacks of the 7.8-magnitude quake that hit capital city Kathmandu in 2015. Several buildings in the Bajhang district,…

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Tremors felt in Delhi, parts of north India after four quakes hit Nepal

October 3, 2023 admin

The epicentre for the strongest earthquake was 206 km southeast of the pilgrimage town of Joshimath in Uttarakhand and 284 north of Uttar Pradesh’s capital Lucknow. Photo: USGS Four earthquakes, the strongest being of magnitude 6.2, jolted Nepal in quick succession with tremors reverberating through parts of north India including Delhi-NCR, the National Centre for…

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