6.4 Magnitude Earthquake in Western Nepal... "At Least 37 Dead"
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On the 3rd (local time), a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the western region of Nepal, reportedly killing dozens of people.
AP News reported that at least 37 people have died, and the death toll is expected to rise. Reuters reported that at least 22 people were killed and dozens were injured.
According to the Nepal National Seismological Center, the earthquake occurred at 11:47 PM that day in Jajarkot, Karnali Province, about 500 km west of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) stated that the earthquake's magnitude was 6.2 and its depth was 10 km.
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A local official told Reuters that they had just received a report of 17 deaths. Another official said that at least 20 people were taken to hospitals.
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