Jajarkot district has experienced a series of minor earthquakes in recent days.
The National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre reported that a magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck Jajarkot at 9:31 PM on Monday, with its epicentre located in Paink, the centre of Kushe Rural Municipality. Authorities are yet to confirm whether the latest quake caused any damage.
The same area had experienced two earlier earthquakes—of magnitudes 5.2 and 5.5—on April 3, which had caused damage to several houses.
Earthquakes were also recorded in Darchula and Humla districts during March and April
Jajarkot Earthquake: Damage Assessment of Private Houses Underway
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) has collected data of damage to 34,035 private houses caused by the magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck Jajarkot on November 3, 2023.
According to NDRRMA spokesperson Ram Bahadur KC, the estimation process is still ongoing.
To assist with damage assessment, the NDRRMA has signed a memorandum of understanding with Mid-West University. Under the agreement, 85 technicians from the University's Graduate School of Engineering will be deployed to collect data in remaining local units, focusing on losses suffered by 28,357 households.
The MoU was signed by Executive Chief of the Authority, Engineer Dinesh Bhatta, and Dean of the Graduate School of Engineering, Dr. Rajan Suwal.
R econstruction Begins in Doti, Delays Continue in Jajarkot and Rukum West
In February, fifteen months after the devastating Jajarkot earthquake, reconstruction finally begun—but only in Doti, one of the affected districts. In Jajarkot, the epicenter, and in Rukum West, authorities are still in the process of collecting damage data, delaying the start of rebuilding efforts.
The November 3, 2023 earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.4, claimed 157 lives—105 in Jajarkot and 52 in Rukum West. It caused widespread destruction and left hundreds of families homeless. Due to the delay in reconstruction, survivors in Jajarkot and Rukum West have had to endure two harsh winters in makeshift shelters.
While progress has been made in Doti, affected families in the hardest-hit areas remain uncertain about when rebuilding will begin. -- With inputs from RSS
