KATHMANDU, August 6
A 5.3 magnitude (ML) earthquake was felt across various parts of the country this morning, at 5:26 am.
This was the second quake in the same week, and was felt by many, especially those living in Bagmati Province.
According to National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, the epicenter was traced around Belkotgadi of Nuwakot District in Bagmati Province.
The Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre shared a detail (though stating that the parametres were yet to be reviewed) mentioning the depth of the quake to be 10 km and ran across 238 km N of Patna, India and 9 km W of Kathmandu, Nepal.
Last Sunday, a 6ML shake was felt early around 8am and caused some damage of property in Khotang (epicentre) and surrounding areas.
This quake is the fourth to be recorded in the same month of Shrawan (July/August) in Nepal.
