KATHMANDU: A light earthquake hit remote Kalikot district in the Mid-Western Development Region of Nepal on Wednesday morning.

According to the National Seismological Centre, it recorded a tremor of local magnitude 4.0 at 11:17 am (NST) this morning.

The Centre said the epicentre lied in Kalikot district (latitude 29.38°N and longitude 81.88°E).