KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 26

An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale struck Jajarkot and its surrounding areas on Thursday morning, according to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center (NEMRC).

The tremor was recorded at 6:33 AM, with its epicenter located at 29.07° latitude and 82.32° longitude, the NEMRC reported.

In a related update, the previous earthquake occurred in Mali, Dolakha, at 7:38 PM on Wednesday, measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale.