Another earthquake of magnitude 4.1 hits Nepal

A 41magnitude earthquake hit western Nepal on Thursday a day after a powerful 66magnitude earthquake jolted the Himalayan nation which killed six people and sparked panic among citizensAccording to the National Earthquake Monitoring amp Research Centre the earthquake occurred at 513 am on Thursday with its epicentre at Kada area in Khaptad Chhededaha rural municipality of Bajura district situated 750 km from KathmanduThe Center said that the latest quake is not the aftershock of the Gorkha Earthquake of 2015 but a fresh earthquakeNo loss of lives were reported so farWednesdays earthquake occurred at 212 am with its epicentre at Khaptad National Park in the Doti district of the quakeprone Himalayan nation damaging scores of houses and sparking panic among the people who were sleepingSix persons were killed and eight others injured in the earthquake Home Ministry spokesperson Phanindra Pokharel told PTI over phoneAlso Read At least 6 dead as 63magnitude earthquake hits Nepal tremors felt in DelhiHe said that the government has instructed the local administration to immediately distribute relief materials and compensation to the victimsThe kin of those killed will be provided Rs 200000 per head as compensation he saidThe six injured have been admitted to district Hospital in Doti while two others who sustained serious injuries have been airlifted to Seti Zonal Hospital in Dhangadhi according to Home Ministry officialsAt least 10 houses were completely damaged in the quake they saidAccording to Nepal Army spokesperson Narayan Silwal three persons were missing and are believed to have been trapped in the housing collapse in Purvichauki The Nepal Army has started searching for the missing persons he saidPrime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba who is in western Nepal for an election campaign is safeHe was attending election rallies and meeting people at Dhangadhi district 160 km south of the epicentreThe tremor was also felt in Dhangadhi though the Prime Minister is safe according to PokharelNepal will be going for elections for the federal Parliament as well as the provincial assemblies on November 20Deuba has instructed officials to arrange immediate and proper treatment of injured in the earthquakeaffected areasI pay homage to those killed in the Dadeldhura earthquake and my condolences to the bereaved family members he tweetedI also instruct the concerned authorities to speed up rescue and relief works and treatment of those injured in the incident he addedThe Nepal Army and the Nepal Police personnel have been mobilised to carry out rescue operationsEarthquakes are frequent in mountainous NepalOn October 19 a 59magnitude earthquake jolted Nepals capital Kathmandu and adjoining areas forcing many people to rush out of their homes for safetyThe earthquake was felt in the Kathmandu Valley and neighbouring districts There was no report of any damage or casualtiesIn April 2015 a devastating earthquake of 78magnitude rocked Nepal killing nearly 9000 people and wounding nearly 22000 othersIt also damaged over 800000 houses and school buildingsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever