KATHMANDU: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale on Sunday hit Nepal‘s capital city Kathmandu with the epicenter Dhading, according to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre.
The earthquake was recorded at 7:39 am and its tremors were felt in the other districts of Bagmati and Gandaki provinces.
There was no report of any death or damage resulting from the tremor.
The earthquake in Nepal has become a common phenomenon. It hit where the Tibetan and Indian tectonic plates meet and advance two meters closer to one another every century which results in pressure that is released in the form of earthquakes.
In 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and subsequent aftershocks killed around 9,000 people.
As the government’s post-disaster needs assessment (PDNA) report noted, Nepal is the 11th most earthquake-prone country in the world.
(With the inputs from agencies)
The earthquake was recorded at 7:39 am and its tremors were felt in the other districts of Bagmati and Gandaki provinces.
There was no report of any death or damage resulting from the tremor.
The earthquake in Nepal has become a common phenomenon. It hit where the Tibetan and Indian tectonic plates meet and advance two meters closer to one another every century which results in pressure that is released in the form of earthquakes.
In 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and subsequent aftershocks killed around 9,000 people.
As the government’s post-disaster needs assessment (PDNA) report noted, Nepal is the 11th most earthquake-prone country in the world.
(With the inputs from agencies)