The death toll from an earthquake that hit Nepal late Friday night has increased to 137, a senior police official said on Saturday. The magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit western Nepal, sending tremors to even neighboring countries. Nepal police spokesman Kuber Kadayat told that 166 have been injured.

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