An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale hit western Nepal in the wee hours of Friday. There are no reports of damage to property or casualty so far.
Kathmandu: A 4.5-magnitude earthquake shook western Nepal on Friday, the country's seismological department said.
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However, there was no report of any damage of property or casualty.
The tremor, measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale, was felt at 3:51 am in the western region and its epicentre was in Baglung district, about 600 km west of Kathmandu, the National Seismological Department said.
Nepal was hit by a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake in 2015 that left nearly 9,000 people dead and 22,000 others injured. Around 6,00,000 structures in Kathmandu and other nearby towns were either damaged or destroyed.
