At least 157 people died after a devastating earthquake struck Nepal. Houses were destroyed and people were trapped in rubble when the 5.6-magnitude quake hit remote Jajarkot and Western Rukum ...

Nepal's National Earthquake Monitoring & Research Center said its epicentre was at Jajarkot, which is about 250 miles northeast of the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu. Tremors also felt in India ...

Nepal is situated along the Himalayas, where there is a lot of seismic activity. Last month, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake was registered in the western district of Bajhang, resulting in injuries.

The impact of the earthquake was particularly devastating in Jajarkot and Rukum districts of Western Nepal, where 80 individuals lost their lives, and more than 140 sustained injuries, ...