Deadly Earthquake Strikes Western Nepal, Claiming Lives And Injuring Over 100
According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake was measured at a magnitude of 5.6 and had a shallow depth of just 18 kilometers (11 miles). The seismic shocks were felt over a wide area, with reports of tremors being experienced in distant locations such as Kathmandu and even as far as 600 kilometers (375 miles) away in the Indian capital, New Delhi.