"earthquake"

Earthquakes occur when the rock on one side of a fault slips relative to the other. The fault surface can be vertical, horizontal or at an angle

The quake hit at 2:51 a.m. local time, causing panic in the central and eastern regions of Nepal. The impact of Friday's earthquake was still being assessed, with no reports of damage or casualties

Details regarding the epicentre and impact of the seismic activity were not immediately clear. A magnitude 5 earthquake is considered a moderate one, with the potential to cause noticeable shaking of indoor items, rattling noises, and minor damage

The quake occurred at a depth of 91 km in the Bay of Bengal, said an IMD official

Several places in Bihar were jolted by an earthquake of 4 magnitude that struck Siwan district on Monday morning. According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS) the tremor was recorded at a depth of 10 km in Siwan at 8.02 am IST

Modi urged residents of Delhi-NCR to stay calm and follow safety precautions after strong earthquake tremors were felt in the early hours of the day

Earthquake hits Delhi, strong tremors triggered by the earthquake prompted residents of several high-rise buildings in Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad to rush out

The tremors stuck at 5:36 am, in New Delhi

The earthquake measures 4.8 on the Richter scale and its epicenter was located at inside Myanmar

The quake hit at 12:17 am (local time) and was centered 38 kilometres southeast of Chiayi County Hall at a depth of 10 kilometres. There were scattered reports of minor to moderate damage around the cities of Chiayi and Tainan

Fire Department officials say six people, including a child, were rescued from a collapsed house in Nanxi District, Tainan city

Government and people of India express condolences on the tragic loss of life and property caused by the devastating earthquake, says EAM spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal

Quake also rattles Nepal and damaged buildings; several places in Bihar too jolted, but there was no loss of life nor any damage to property

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.