Earthquake

A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck Chamoli in Uttarakhand late Tuesday, with tremors felt across Delhi-NCR, while a separate 4.5-magnitude quake hit Assam.

The shock was also felt in neighbouring districts of Dolpa and Jumla, there was no immediate report of any damage or causalities caused by the tremors.

The deep earthquake is expected to have limited surface impact, with no immediate casualties or major damage reported.

The earthquake, one of the biggest in Colombia’s history, affected 16 of the country’s 32 departments and 196,000 families.

"Everyone is being evacuated from there and is being taken to a safe location", said the Police.

Work on the road being built from Trishuli to Rasuka has been temporarily halted.

The quake occurred in the southern Ibaraki prefecture, at a depth of 70 kilometres, an area of Japan prone to frequent quakes.

The earthquake was felt in several regions of southern Peru, including Ica and Arequipa.

The disaster has left 4,469 people injured, while 260 remain missing and 364 survivors have been rescued from the rubble.

More than 200 have been injured and the health ministry has deployed two field hospital units to deal with the aftermath of the earthquake.

More than 1,300 homes were damaged when the quake struck East Nusa Tenggara province on Saturday, with nearly 250 were destroyed on Flores alone.

Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency said the earthquake and 341 aftershocks had left 53 people dead and 113 others injured.

The 7.4-magnitude earthquake severely hit 32 cities across the nation.