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Earthquake hits several districts of Bihar, no damage reported

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Patna: An earthquake with an epicentre in Nepal rocked several districts of Bihar on Tuesday morning, but no damage or casualty was reported.

As per reports received here, an earthquake with an epicentre in Nepal rocked several districts of Bihar, along the border of Nepal. People felt the effects of tremors and came out of their houses, but no damage or casualty was reported.

Districts that felt tremors include Darbhanga, Samastipur, Madhubani, Sitamarhi, Munger, and others. People also felt tremors in state capital Patna.

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale hit 93 km northeast of Lobuche near the Nepal-Tibet border at 6:35 AM on Tuesday.

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