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*** BREAKING: 6.9 Magnitude Quake Rocks India and Nepal
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A strong earthquake shook northeastern India and Nepal on Sunday evening, touching off landslides, wrecking buildings and sending people fleeing into the streets of Katmandu, the Nepalese capital, and other cities. Initial reports indicated that at least 16 people were killed, including 3 outside the British Embassy in Katmandu, where a wall collapsed.
The earthquake, measured initially at a magnitude of 6.9, struck at 6:10 p.m. in a remote part of the Himalayas at the eastern end of Nepal. It was felt across northern and eastern India, including in New Delhi, the capital, more than 700 miles to the west.
The quake was followed by two strong aftershocks of magnitude 6.1 and 5.3, according to R. S. Dattatreyan of the Indian seismology office.
[link to www.nytimes.com]
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