MY KOLKATA EDUGRAPH
ADVERTISEMENT
regular-article-logo Tuesday, 14 May 2024

Earthquake of 5.8 magnitude rattles Nepal, flattens dozens of houses

The epicentre of the quake, which occurred at 5.42am (05.27IST), was located at Marshyangdi Rural Municipality of the district, 200km west of Kathmandu

PTI Kathmandu Published 20.05.21, 02:01 AM
Residents gather outside a damaged house after a 5,8 magnitude earthquake hit Besisahar of Lamjung district, some 200 Km west of Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Wednesday.

Residents gather outside a damaged house after a 5,8 magnitude earthquake hit Besisahar of Lamjung district, some 200 Km west of Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Wednesday. Getty Images

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal’s western Lamjung district on Wednesday, injuring at least six persons and damaging dozens of houses, officials said.

The epicentre of the quake, which occurred at 5.42am (05.27IST), was located at Marshyangdi Rural Municipality of the district, 200km west of Kathmandu.

The 5.8-magnitude quake damaged around two dozen houses and left six people injured, The Kathmandu Post reported. According to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, two tremors of magnitudes 4.0 and 5.3 were also recorded in the district later at 8.16am and 8.26am.

RELATED TOPICS

Follow us on:
ADVERTISEMENT