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Earthquake shakes north India, epicentre Nepal

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Delhi-NCR on Saturday evening.  The epicentre of the quake was recorded in Nepal, 212 km southeast of Joshimath in Uttarakhand. There was no immediate report of any damage.

This is the second earthquake incident in one week. On Wednesday, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck Nepal, sending tremors to parts of north India, including Delhi, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Lucknow. At least six people were killed in Nepal’s Doti district in a house collapse.

Source: The Indian Express