Earthquake: 6.3 magnitude tremor shakes Delhi and Nepal

Severe tremors were felt in and around Delhi in the early hours of Wednesday as a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal.

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The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said the epicenter of the earthquake was in Nepal.

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It is located about 90 km east-southeast of Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand, and it struck at 1.57 a.m. Wednesday.

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The Himalayan region in Uttarakhand and adjoining Nepal has been experiencing earthquakes for the past couple of days.

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The region had experienced at least two earthquakes of 4.9 magnitude and 3.5 magnitude late Tuesday evening.

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