According to officials, 6 people died in Doti due to the earthquake.
Narayan Baskota, information officer of the National Earthquake Measurement and Research Center, informed that the 6.6 Richter scale earthquake occurred at 2:12 PM.
6 people died and 5 people were injured when the physical structure of East Choki Rural Municipality collapsed due to the earthquake.
When the house collapsed due to the earthquake, the injured have been rescued and taken to the hospital.
After looking at the condition of the injured, we are preparing to rescue them by helicopter and take them to a hospital with facilities.
Due to the earthquake, some houses were destroyed in Gouragaon, which is 3 hours away from the center of Purvchoki Rural Municipality.
The Chief District Officer informed that although the physical structure was also affected in other areas of Doti, details of human losses were not available.
Earthquakes measuring 5.7 and 4.1 on the Richter scale occurred in Doti on Tuesday night at 9:56 pm.
The biggest aftershock was at midnight. Its aftershocks were also felt in neighboring districts," said officer Baskota.
According to him, an aftershock of 3.9 magnitude occurred in Bajura at 3:58 in the afternoon. The shock of the earthquake was also felt in various districts of Karnali and Lumbini provinces.
Expert advice
Senior seismologist Lokaviyaz Adhikari has asked to be on high alert as the aftershocks of the earthquake continue.
In such a situation, people should pay special attention, they should not stay in earthquake-damaged and dilapidated houses for a day or two," he said.
