CNN
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A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit western Nepal on Wednesday morning native time, killing no less than six individuals, in accordance with native officers.
The epicenter of the quake was in Seti Zone, at a depth of 15.7 kilometers (9.7 miles), in accordance with the United States Geological Survey (USGS). It was 21 kilometers east of Dipayal, a municipality of Nepal’s far western Doti district, the USGS mentioned.
At least six individuals have died and 5 are injured within the Purbichauki rural municipality of Doti district, police deputy superintendent Bhola Bhatta instructed CNN.
Three homes have been fully destroyed within the earthquake, he mentioned, including {that a} search and rescue operation was underway.
Nepal’s Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba expressed condolences Wednesday on Twitter to the households of these killed.
“I have instructed the relevant agencies to arrange immediate and proper treatment of the injured and the victims in the relief and rescue (efforts) in the affected areas,” he wrote.
Tremors have been felt so far as the Indian capital New Delhi, and lasted for about 10 seconds.
Authorities aren’t anticipating giant numbers of casualties because the earthquake’s epicenter seemed to be within the sparsely populated space round Khaptad National Park, Bhatta mentioned.
In 2015, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Nepal, killing almost 9,000 individuals and flattening houses and buildings.
The landlocked nation is the place the tectonic plates of India and Eurasia collide, creating the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau, and making Nepal susceptible to earthquakes.