Two earthquakes of magnitude 4.8 and 5.9 hit Nepal, epicenter in Dahkot Pagura

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The National Center of Seismology reported on Friday that two earthquakes measuring 4.8 and 5.9 on the Richter scale that were centered in Dahkot in Bajura struck Nepal overnight. The first quake occurred at 11:58 pm (local time) with a magnitude of 4.9 while at 1:30 it was recorded again with a magnitude of 5.9 .

Magnitude 4.4 earthquake, occurred on 27-04-2023, 23:43:53 IST, Latitude: 29.43 and Length: 81.58, Depth: 10 km, Location: Nepal For more information download BhooKamp app https://t. pic.twitter.com/1InJXldxOe

— National Earthquake Center (@NCS_Earthquake) April 27, 2023

Magnitude 5.0 earthquake, occurred on 28-04-2023, 01:15:57 IST, Latitude: 29.49 and Long: 81.56, Depth: 10 km, Location: Nepal For more information download BhooKamp app https://t. pic.twitter.com/XMqpVOred8

— National Earthquake Center (@NCS_Earthquake) April 27, 2023

Police said there were no reports of injuries so far. More details await.

This comes after a 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck western Nepal on Tuesday. The National Seismological Center in Kathmandu said the quake, which had its epicenter in Palwa district of Gurkha district, 140 km west of Kathmandu, hit the district at 6:50 pm local time. Officials said the 4.1-magnitude quake was also felt in neighboring Lamjung and Tanhu districts. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in the accident.

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2015 Nepal earthquake

A major earthquake hit Nepal’s Gorkha district in 2015. A devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, claiming nearly 9,000 lives and injuring nearly 22,000 others. More than 800,000 homes and school buildings were also destroyed.

The epicenter was east of Gurkha district in Barbak, Gurkha, about 85 km (53 mi) northwest of central Kathmandu, and the epicenter was at a depth of about 8.2 km (5.1 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to hit Nepal since the Nepal-Bihar earthquake of 1934. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, making it the deadliest accident on the mountain. It also caused another avalanche in the Langtang Valley.

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