Powerful tremors shook Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, early Tuesday morning after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Tibet, China, an AFP reporter said.
The earthquake’s epicentre was located in China, but the tremors were strongly felt in Kathmandu, more than 200 kilometres away. Local authorities are currently assessing potential damage.
The earthquake also rattled regions in Nepal’s high mountains, near Mount Everest, including areas like Lobuche. Aftershocks followed the initial tremors, causing concern among locals.
“It shook quite strongly here, everyone is awake, but we don’t know about any damages yet,” said government official Jagat Prasad Bhusal from Nepal’s Namche region, located closer to Everest.
Nepal, situated on a major faultline where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates meet, frequently experiences earthquakes. In 2015, the country was devastated by a 7.8-magnitude quake that resulted in nearly 9,000 deaths and widespread destruction.
