Earthquake with epicentre in Tibet shakes Nepal’s eastern belt and federal capital

Kathmandu, Jan 7: The earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale with its epicenter at Dinggye County of Tibet, China, also shook the federal capital of Nepal, Kathmandu.

It is shared by Lok Bijay Adhikari, a senior divisional seismologist at the Department of Minerals and Geology. The tremor occurred at 6:50 am. Panicked people, mostly in the eastern hilly districts, including Solukhumbu, Okhaldhunga, Khotang, Sankhuwasabha, and Bhojpur, and even in Terai, fled.

A local from Salleri, headquarters of the Solukhumbu district, shared with RSS that although the earthquake occurred for a long moment, there was not any damage at Salleri bazaar. The Solukhumbu district borders Tibet, China. The tremor was felt in the Kathmandu Valley and its vicinity, forcing people to rush to the streets.

Detailed information is awaited. —RSS