The Richter magnitude of the event has been cited as between 6.0 and 6.5.
Figure below shows a map of the region.
Preliminary reports on casualties are contradictory. However, based on personal visit and newspaper reports, the death toll will be more than 10,000. Many thousands have been injured and made homeless. Numerous families have lost either all or a majority of their members. No strong motion instruments were present within 100 km of the epicenter and within the worst affected region.