By Our Reporter
An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted western Nepal on Tuesday.
The tremor, which had its epicentre near Bichhya, Himali Rural Municipality, Bajura, occurred at 2.43 pm Tuesday afternoon.
One woman was killed in Bajura by the quake. According to the District Police Office (DPO) of Bajura, 35-year-old Jamuna Rokaya of Gaumul Rural Municipality–2 died when a rock fell on her while she was fetching grass from a forest near her village. The rock was propelled by the shaking ground.
Similarly, the police informed that the tremor completely damaged four houses in Badimalika Municipality while scores of houses and physical structures suffered cracks across the district.
The earthquake also triggered a landslide which killed sheep and cattle and injured some herders.
In Bajhang, the earthquake damaged hundreds of buildings including government offices, police stations and the old building of the District Hospital in the district headquarters Chainpur.
The earthquake was felt in Baitadi, Bajhang, Achham, Dadeldhura and Kailali. As per Indian media reports, this earthquake also shook the ground in New Delhi, the capital of India.
Tuesday’s quake was the second one to strike Sudurpashchim Province in less than three months. An earthquake, with its epicentre inside the Khaptad National Park, struck the province on November 9, 2022, at 2.12 am and killed six in Purbichauki Rural Municipality, Doti.
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