72 people confirmed dead in Nepal earthquake, many more feared trapped in rubble.
There are conflicting reports about the magnitude. USGS has a 5.6 but Nepal’s Earthquake Center puts the magnitude at 6.4.
Nov 3 (Reuters) – An earthquake of local magnitude 6.4 occurred on Friday around Ramidanda in Jajarkot district at 23:47 (1802 GMT), Nepal’s National Seismological Centre said.
Jajarkot is about 500 km (310 miles) west of the capital Kathmandu. There were no immediate details of any damage.
“This was a big earthquake. We have heard some damage to houses. We are collecting details. So far no reports of human injuries. Police and army have been mobilised,” Suresh Sunar, a top official in Jajarkot, told Reuters.
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