After Turkey, Syria, and Afghanistan, Nepal has been shaken by tremors

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• Feb 13, 2023 | Kabir Chakraborty

So far, no damage has been reported as a result of the earthquake.

Digital Desk: Today's earthquake in Nepal's Taplejung measured 4.8 on the Richter scale. The earthquake struck Taplejung about 4.30 a.m., according to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre.

So far, no damage has been reported as a result of the earthquake.

Earthquake in Afghanistan today

Meanwhile, at 6.47 a.m. today, a magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 135 kilometres south-southeast of Fayzabad, Afghanistan.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, occurred on 13-02-2023, 06:47:53 IST, Lat: 36.51 & Long: 71.40, Depth: 135 Km, Location: 100km SE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan," NCS said in a tweet Monday.

This is the country's second earthquake in less than a month.

According to the National Center for Seismology, an earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred 79 kilometres south-southeast of Fayzabad, Afghanistan, at 9:04 a.m. IST on Sunday (NCS).

Earthquake death toll surpasses 28,000 in Turkey, Syria

According to CNN, the death toll from last week's earthquake in Turkey and Syria reached 28,192 on Saturday (local time).

According to Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay, the death toll in Turkey has risen to 24,617.

According to the White Helmets civil defence group, the overall number of confirmed dead in Syria is 3,575, including 2,167 in rebel-held areas in the northwest.

According to Syrian official media, which cited the country's health ministry, an additional 1,408 deaths had been registered in government-controlled territory.

Earlier this month, the Ministry of External Affairs reported that ten Indians were killed in remote districts of Turkey when the country was slammed by two "largest natural calamity" earthquakes.