An earthquake of magnitude 7.0 on the Richter scale struck Tibet near the border with Nepal in early hours of Tuesday, December 7. According to the reports, tremors were felt in Bihar's Patna, Delhi-NCR and West Bengal.
According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck the Xizang region of China at 6:35 AM IST (9:05 AM local time). The epicentre was located at a depth of 10 kilometres, with coordinates at 28.86° N latitude and 87.51° E longitude.
Tremors were felt strongly in neighbouring areas, including parts of India and Nepal. Tremors were felt in Bihar's Muzaffarpur, Motihari, and Bettiah districts. However, no reports of injuries or casualties.
Visuals From Nepal
Videos from Nepal were shared on social media, where people can be seen running out of the hotel building near Mount Everest in panic due to the strong earthquake. Other videos also show ceiling fan moving and trees shaking due to strong tremors in the area. A resident of Kathmandu, said, "I was sleeping at the time (when earthquake struck). The bed was shaking and I thought my child was moving the bed, I didn’t pay that much attention but the shaking of window prompted me that it’s an earthquake. I then hurriedly called my child and evacuated the house and came to the open ground."
Visuals also emerged from Bihar districts, where tremors of earthquake were felt. A video shared by the news agency ANI shows a chandelier at a house in Sheohar moving due to an earthquake. A local from Bihar's Sheohar, Dinesh Kumar Singh said, "Suddenly the chair and fan started shaking; everyone rushed towards road..."