2 Earthquakes Of Magnitudes 4.8 And 5.9 Hit Nepal, Epicentres At Bajura’s Dahakot

The first earthquake struck at 11:58 pm (local time) measuring 4.9 magnitude while at 1:30 another measuring 5.9 magnitude was recorded in Nepal.

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 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.

No casualties reported so far, the Police said. More details awaited.

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.

2015 Nepal Earthquake

A great earthquake hit the Gorkha district of Nepal in 2015. The devastating earthquake of 7.8 magnitudes rocked Nepal, claiming lives of nearly 9,000 people and wounding nearly 22,000 others. It also damaged over 800,000 houses and school buildings.

Its epicenter was east of Gorkha District at Barpak, Gorkha, roughly 85 km (53 mi) northwest of central Kathmandu, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 8.2 km (5.1 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, making it the deadliest incident on the mountain. It also caused another massive avalanche in the Langtang valley.