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