Magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Nepal and tremors are felt in New Delhi

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KATHMANDU: A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on Tuesday, damaging some homes and sending tremors as far as the Indian capital, New Delhi.

The US Geological Survey said the quake occurred at a depth of 25 km, about 63 km northwest of Nepal’s Jumla district, more than 300 km from the capital, Kathmandu.

“It was a big earthquake. There were people gathered in the streets. There was terror for some time,” said Nain Rawal, an official in Bagura district near Jumla.

There were no immediate reports of injuries.

Three houses were damaged in Bajaura, according to the district police official, Surya Thapa.

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center said earlier that the quake had a magnitude of 5.4.

Social media users in India said they felt strong tremors that shook ceiling fans and other fixtures.

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed nearly 9,000 people in Nepal in 2015.

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