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The seismically active area is where the India and Eurasia plates clash and cause uplifts that can be strong enough to change the heights of Himalayan peaks

The US Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Earthquake Centre of India put the magnitude to 7.1 saying the epicentre is located at China's Xizang of Tingri county, located 90 km North-East of Lobutse in the Khumbu Himalayan range of North-East Nepal

Epicentre of the quake was located in Xizang, near the Nepal border with a depth of 10 kilometres

A handful of communities are living within 5 km of the epicentre, which was 380 km from Lhasa, the Tibetan capital

The districts that felt tremors were Muzaffarnagar, Motihari, Motihari, Munger, Sheohar, and Saran. In Muzaffarnagar, the tremors lasted for 10-15 seconds

Kathmandu was shaken at around 6.50 am by the tremor.

This is the second seismic activity of more than 3 magnitude this month in the district. On December 7, a tremor of 3.2 magnitude was recorded in the district, according to the ISR. Last month, Kutch recorded an earthquake of 4 magnitude on November 18.

The tremor, which occurred at 3:59 am Indian Standard Time (IST), was registered at a depth of 10 kilometres beneath the Earth's surface

Eight school girls in Pakistan leapt from first floor of school believing there was an earthquake 

According to the report from the Centre, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 40 kilometers and the seismic activity has been classified as moderate earthquake

While people came out of their houses after feeling the seismic movement, no casualty or loss of property was reported in the region, officials of the state control room in Gandhinagar said.

The first earthquake of magnitude 4.9 on the Richter Scale struck at 6:45 am in Baramulla district of north Kashmir

According to Thrissur District authorities, the tremors were felt for four seconds at 8.15 am

Following a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan, Japan downgraded its tsunami warning to a tsunami advisory.

In Hualien, near the quake's epicenter, workers utilized an excavator to fortify the base of a damaged building with construction materials, averting a potential collapse.

In the Asian country, the tremors were felt at 20:54:10 IST, at a depth of 146 km.

The National Center for Seismology (NCS) confirmed the occurrence, reporting that the seismic activity took place on February 29, at precisely 11:23:26 Indian Standard Time (IST).

An earthquake, measuring 4.9 on the Richter Scale, jolted Iran on Saturday

The temblor that hit the region at 0402 GMT was epicentred at 19.34 degrees south latitude and 69.46 degrees west longitude.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:7.2, Occurred on 22-01-2024, 23:39:11 IST, Lat: 40.96 & Long: 78.30, Depth: 80 Km,Location: Southern Xinjiang, China," the National Center for Seismology said on X.