GUWAHATI: At least 50 people lost their lives and 60 others sustained injuries when a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck near the Tibet-Nepal border early on Tuesday morning, as per reports. The tremor, which occurred at 6:35 AM, had its epicentre in the Tibet region, approximately 93 kilometre northeast of Lobuche, Nepal.
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The earthquake, with a depth of 10 kilometre, was also felt in parts of North India, including Bihar. Lobuche, situated near the Khumbu Glacier in Nepal, lies about 150 kilometre east of Kathmandu and is close to the Everest Base Camp. Meanwhile, China’s earthquake monitoring agency reported the magnitude as 6.8, noting that the epicentral region lies at an altitude of approximately 4,200 metre (13,800 feet).
Two aftershocks were recorded later in the morning, according to data from India’s National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The first, measuring 4.7 in magnitude, occurred at 7:02 AM, while the second, with a magnitude of 4.9, followed at 7:07 AM .
EQ of M: 7.1, On: 07/01/2025 06:35:18 IST, Lat: 28.86 N, Long: 87.51 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Xizang.
— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) January 7, 2025
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EQ of M: 4.9, On: 07/01/2025 07:07:23 IST, Lat: 28.68 N, Long: 87.54 E, Depth: 30 Km, Location: Xizang.
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Experts have long warned of Nepal's vulnerability to earthquakes due to its location in a seismically active zone. The latest tremor revives memories of the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake on April 25 2015, which claimed around 9,000 lives and damaged nearly 1 million structures. Prior to that, the region’s deadliest earthquake struck in 1934, resulting in over 8,000 fatalities.
In a related development, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake was reported in Afghanistan on Monday at 12:47 PM, with its epicentre at a depth of 120 kilometre. However, no casualties were reported from that incident.
