A magnitude 5.6 earthquake has struck Nepal, killing at least six people, injuring several others, and destroying multiple houses in the northwestern district of Doti, officials said.
The earthquake, which hit at about 2am local time on Wednesday (20:15 GMT), sent tremors into northern India.
Bhola Bhatta, deputy superintendent of police in Doti, said that four children were among the fatalities that occurred when eight houses collapsed after the earthquake struck the mountainous western region.
The police chief confirmed earlier information provided by home ministry official Tulsi Rijal.
The earthquake was centred approximately 160km (100 miles) northeast of Pilibhit, a populous city in the neighbouring Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, and occurred at a depth of 10km, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
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Magnitude Mw 5.6
Region NEPAL
Date time 2022-11-08 20:27:23.0 UTC
Location 29.36 N ; 81.20 E
Depth 10 km
Distances 158 km NE of Pīlibhīt, India / pop: 131,000 / local time: 01:57:23.0 2022-11-09
28 km NE of Dipayal, Nepal / pop: 23,400 / local time: 02:12:23.0 2022-11-09
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