Nepal hit by twin earthquakes

April 28, 2023 at 11:05 AM

Two earthquakes of magnitudes 4.8 and 5.9 on the Richter Scale with epicentres at Bajura’s Dahakot hit Nepal overnight, the National Center for Seismology informed on Friday. 

The first earthquake struck at 11:58 pm (local time) measuring 4.9 magnitude while at 1:30 am another measuring 5.9 magnitude has been recorded, Rajesh Sharma, an official at the Seismological Center in Surkhet District of Nepal told news agency ANI.

The Police said no casualties reported so far

This comes after a 4.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Western Nepal on Tuesday. The earthquake, with epicentre at Baluwa area of Gorkha district, 140 km west of Kathmandu, hit the region at 6:50 pm local time, according to the National Seismological Centre, Kathmandu. 

The quake measuring 4.1 magnitude was also felt in neighbouring Lamjung and Tanhu districts as well, according to the officials, as reported by news agency PTI. There were no immediate reports of any damage or casualty in the incident. (ABP)