Officials said the two earthquakes also destroyed homes and caused landslides that blocked a highway.
Part of a collapsed building after the earthquake in Nepal on October 3.
Landslides following the 6.3 and 5.3 magnitude earthquakes in Bajhang district, which borders India, have cut off roads to the southern plains, Nepal's Home Ministry official Rama Acharya told Reuters.
The two earthquakes, centered in Talkot and Chainpur, occurred 30 minutes apart on the afternoon of October 3 (local time).
A house damaged in the earthquake in Nepal on October 3.
Police officer Dipesh Chaudhary said 17 people were injured, including 11 women and six men, and were being treated in hospital. He added that one woman was missing after being buried in a landslide caused by the earthquake.
People leave their homes after an earthquake struck Bajhang, Nepal on October 3.
One of the injured was hit by a falling object, and several houses in Chainpur collapsed, said local official Narayan Pandey.
The earthquake in Nepal was so strong that it was felt as far away as the Indian capital New Delhi, where people rushed out of their homes and office buildings in case of damage. There were no reports of damage, according to Reuters.
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