The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck at 6:35 AM on Tuesday, with its epicenter located 93 kilometers northeast of Lobuche, near the Nepal-Tibet border. The tremors were strongly felt across several regions of North India, including Delhi-NCR and parts of Bihar, where residents were seen evacuating their homes and apartments. Fortunately, no property damage has been reported.
Nepal, situated in a seismically active region where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates converge to form the Himalayas, frequently experiences earthquakes. Lobuche is located in the eastern part of Nepal, near the Khumbu Glacier, about 150 kilometers from Kathmandu and 8.5 kilometers southwest of Everest Base Camp.
The epicenter of the quake was identified in Xizang (Tibet Autonomous Region), near Nepal, with coordinates of latitude 28.86°N and longitude 87.51°E at a depth of 10 kilometers. The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) recorded the earthquake at 6:35 AM IST. The NCS issued a tweet with details: “EQ of M: 7.1, On: 07/01/2025 06:35:18 IST, Lat: 28.86 N, Long: 87.51 E, Depth: 10 km, Location: Xizang.”
In the hours following, two additional tremors were registered. A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck at 7:02 AM IST with its epicenter at latitude 28.60°N and longitude 87.68°E, at a depth of 10 kilometers. Another earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred shortly afterward, at 7:07 AM IST, with its epicenter at latitude 28.68°N and longitude 87.54°E, at a depth of 30 kilometers.
Emergency response teams in Nepal and India are actively monitoring the situation, and authorities have urged the public to stay calm and prepare for potential aftershocks.
