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Earthquake of 6.3 magnitude hits Nepal

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At least six people were killed in a house collapse incident in the Doti district on Wednesday (Nov 9) after an earthquake of 6.3 magnitudes on the Richter scale hit Nepal. Strong tremors were felt in Delhi and the NCR region waking people out of their sleep at around 2 am.

The quake hit at around 1.57 am on Wednesday. The epicenter was Nepal, according to the National Center for Seismology.

This was the third earthquake in Nepal in the last five hours. As per data from National Center for Seismology, Nepal registered the first earthquake of 4.9 magnitudes at 8.52 pm on Tuesday, followed by 3.5 magnitudes at 9.41 pm. The third earthquake of 6.3 magnitudes hit the country at 1.57 am on Wednesday, tremors of which were felt in Delhi.

Strong tremors were also felt in several parts of North India, including Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. However, no loss of life, injury, or damage, has been reported so far.

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