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Several parts of eastern and central Uttar Pradesh, including Lucknow, experienced tremors after a 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal. The epicenter w

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A 5.2-magnitude earthquake and some aftershocks damaged nearly two dozen houses in the hilly Dhading district near Nepals capital Sunday, an official said.

Earthquakes are common in Nepal which is situated on the ridge where the Tibetan and Indian tectonic plates meet and advance two meters closer to one another every century which results in pressure which is released in the form of earthquakes. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake and subsequent aftershocks killed around 9,000 people in 2015.

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale on Sunday hit Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal.

Nepal earthquake: The jolt was also felt in other districts of Bagmati and Gandaki provinces.. | World News

South Asia News: On Sunday, Nepal's capital city, Kathmandu, experienced an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter scale, with its epicenter located in Dhad

National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre records tremor at 7:39 am.

According to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, the earthquake with epicentre in Dhading district was recorded at 7:39 am

KATHMANDU, Oct 22: On Sunday morning at 7:39 AM, a seismic event of 6.1 magnitude occurred with its epicenter located in Dhading, as reported by seismologist Mukunda Bhattarai.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck the Nepal on Sunday, the National Seismological Centre of Nepal said. The epicentre of the quake was at Dhading, about…