Nepal Earthquake Death Toll Latest News: In a heart-wrenching turn of events, Nepal was hit by a powerful magnitude 6.4 earthquake, resulting in the loss of at least 157 lives and leaving countless injured, said Reports. The seismic catastrophe struck a remote mountainous region nestled in the picturesque Himalayan hills during the late hours of Friday, rekindling traumatic memories of the nation's 2015 earthquake disaster.