A strong earthquake was felt near Nepal's Kathmandu early Friday morning.
However, there was no immediate report of any damage or causality from the earthquake.
An earthquake was recorded along Kodari Highway in Sindhupalchowk district, 65 km East of Kathmandu at 2.51 am, according to National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre.
The Earthquake was felt in and around Kathmandu valley.
Speaking to PTI, Umesh Kumar Singh, meteorologist at the disaster management department (DMD), Bihar government, said, "The 5.5-magnitude quake was recorded around 2:35 am, with its epicentre in Nepal’s Bagmati area. It caused tremors in districts along the Indo-Nepal border and lasted for a few seconds." He said there were no reports of damage to property or loss of life.
According to the DMD, tremors were felt in Muzaffarpur, Siwan, Patna, Gopalganj, Saran, West Champaran, East Champaran, and surrounding districts.
Nepal lies in one of the most active tectonic zones (Seismic zones IV and V), making the country extremely vulnerable to earthquakes.
The worst quake the Himalayan nation has so far witnessed was in 2015 during which a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed more than 9,000 people and damaged over 1 million structures.
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