Nepalese authorities reported that at least 157 people died and another hundred were injured by a nighttime earthquake, which also shook hard northern India.
The 5.6 magnitude earthquake had its epicenter in the western end of the Asian nation, 42 kilometers south of Jumla in Karnali province, and 18 kilometers deep, according to the United States Geological Survey.
Nepal is located on a major geological fault line, where the Indian tectonic plate pushes towards the Eurasian plate, forming the Himalayas, while telluric events occur regularly.
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