19 September 2024,   05:07
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Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Nepal

Strong tremors were felt across Delhi-NCR and other parts of north India after an earthquake measuring 6.2 magnitude hit Nepal.

The earthquake was recorded with epicentre at Talkot area of Bajhang district, 700 km west of Kathmandu, at 2.40 p.m., the National Seismological Centre said.

Police official Dipesh Chaudhary said 17 people - 11 women and 6 men - were injured and were being treated in hospital. One woman was missing after being engulfed by a landslide triggered by the quake, he said.

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