STORY: At least six people were killed in a severe earthquake in Nepal early Wednesday morning. According to official information, there are four children and two adults. Five other people were seriously injured when several houses collapsed in western Doti district. Pictures taken by the Nepalese army showed mud and brick houses that were destroyed by the earthquake in the Himalayan state. Rescue workers searched the rubble for survivors. According to the army, at least two people were still missing. The Nepal Seismological Center put the magnitude of the quake at 6.6. The European Earthquake Center EMSC called a magnitude of 5.6. The epicenter was around 160 kilometers northeast of Pilibhit, a populous city in the neighboring Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. In the capital New Delhi, the quake startled numerous people from their sleep. However, there were initially no reports of damage on the Indian side.