Earthquake of 5.7 magnitude hits Arunachal’s West Siang; another quake hits Nepal

While a magnitude 5.7 hit West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, a quake of 4.1-magnitude occurred in western Nepal.

Itanagar/Kathmandu

An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 hit West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday, November 10, 2022, according to the National Center for Seismology. The quake hit the area at 10.31 am at a depth of 10 km, it said.

West Siang’s District Disaster Management Officer (DDMO) Nima Dorjee told PTI that no damage to properties or loss of lives was reported immediately.

The tremors were felt in other parts of the state as well, District Information and Public Relations Officer D Angu said. P

A 4.1-magnitude earthquake hit western Nepal on Thursday, a day after a powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake jolted the Himalayan nation, which killed six people and sparked panic among citizens.

According to the National Earthquake Monitoring & Research Centre, the earthquake occurred at 5.13 am on Thursday, with its epicentre at Kada area in Khaptad Chhededaha rural municipality of Bajura district, situated 750 km from Kathmandu.

The Center said that the latest quake is not the aftershock of the Gorkha Earthquake of 2015 but a fresh earthquake.