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Lhasa: Nepal has witnessed around 1,211 aftershocks of earthquake on Thursday after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the Nepal-Tibet border region earlier this week, reports said.
The earthquake claims around 126 lives and injuries to around 188 people. The authorities after the earthquake have rescued around 407 trapped individuals.
The largest aftershock had a magnitude of 4.4, and occurred about 18 kilometres from the epicenter of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake, according to the regional earthquake bureau. The bureau also noted that 33 of the aftershocks had a magnitude of over 3.
The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) on Tuesday night allocated a second batch of relief supplies to the quake-affected areas, which comprised 4,300 items such as cotton tents, quilts and folding beds.
More than 50 rescue workers were also sent to the areas by the RCSC, bringing along emergency sanitary toilets, catering vehicles and camper vehicles, among other emergency response supplies, agencies reported.
The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) had confirmed that the earthquake occurred at 6:35 am (IST) on Tuesday morning, with its epicenter at latitude 28.86°N and longitude 87.51°E, at a depth of 10 km. The location was identified as Xizang (Tibet Autonomous Region), near Nepal’s border.
In Tonglai Village, Changsuo Township of Dingri in Xigaze (Shigatse), several houses have collapsed.
The earthquake also sent tremors across northern India, affecting areas such as Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim, and Delhi-NCR, causing panic as residents rushed out of their homes. However, no casualties or property damage has been reported in India, so far.
