A 5.6-MAGNITUDE earthquake struck western Nepal this morning, the US Geological Survey said, sending shocks into neighbouring India.

The quake’s epicentre hit near Nepal’s Dipayal, 340km west of Kathmandu, and was registered at a depth of 15km by USGS.

It hit around 2am and sent tremors into northern India.

Residents of India’s capital New Delhi posted videos on social media including swaying light fixtures and shaking fences after many were rattled by the tremor.

The Indian National Centre for Seismology reported the quake at magnitude 6.3.

There were no immediate reports of serious damage and the USGS estimated a low likelihood of fatalities.

Western Nepal had also been jolted by a magnitude 4.8 earthquake at a depth of 10km hours earlier, around 9pm. – AFP, November 9, 2022.