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Damaged houses lie in ruins, in the aftermath of an earthquake at Pipaldanda village of Jajarkot district on November 4, 2023. The U.S. Geological Survey said that the quake occurred at a depth of 11 miles (18 kilometers). Nepal's National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center confirmed that the epicenter was in Jajarkot, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) northeast of the capital, Kathmandu. Friday night's quake was also felt in India's capital, New Delhi, more than 800 kilometers (500 miles) away. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake in 2015 killed around 9,000 people and damaged about 1 million structures.
Persons: Balkumar Sharma, BALKUMAR SHARMA, , Harish Chandra Sharma, Nirmala Sharma, Mina Bika, Rekha Sharma Organizations: AFP, Getty Images, Geological Survey, Earthquake Monitoring, Research Center, Authorities, Emergency Locations: Pipaldanda, Jajarkot, Nepal, Nepal's, U.S, Kathmandu, Surkhet, India's, New Delhi, Earthquakes
Villagers take part in a cremation procession of people who died during an earthquake in Jajarkot, Nepal on Nov. 5, 2023. Villagers in the mountains of northwest Nepal cremated the bodies of some who perished in an earthquake that shook the area Friday night. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 and occurred at a depth of 11 miles (18 kilometers). Nepal's National Earthquake Monitoring & Research Center confirmed the epicenter was in Jajarkot, which is about 400 kilometers (250 miles) northeast of the capital, Kathmandu. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake in 2015 killed some 9,000 people and damaged about 1 million structures.
Persons: pyres, Bika, Rekha Sharma, Pun Organizations: Villagers, Sunday, Geological Survey, Earthquake Monitoring, Research Center Locations: Jajarkot, Nepal, Chiuri, Jajarkot district, Rukum, Chepare, U.S, Kathmandu, Nepalgunj, India's, New Delhi, Earthquakes
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