Muzaffarpur, Feb. 28 -- An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale struck Nepal in the early hours of Friday, and tremors were also felt in parts of Bihar and West Bengal.

The early morning jolt sent people rushing outside of their houses.

Tremors were also felt in the border regions of Tibet and China

A resident from Muzaffarpur shared his experience with ANI: "I was asleep when I felt the bed shaking, and the fan was shaking, too. We were scared and immediately rushed out of the house," said the Rambabu Chaudhary.

Another local, Saurav Singh, said that the tremors woke him up. "I felt everything shaking: bed, fan, and even the windows. I called up my mother and brother and told them to be alert," he said.

Tremors were also fe...