Earthquake hits Dinggye County; Tremor felt in Kathmandu

Kathmandu: The tremor of the earthquake that occurred at Dinggye County of Tibet Autonomous Region in China occurred this afternoon has been felt in Nepal as well.

According to the Nepal Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre (NEMRC), the earthquake hit the County with its epicenter there itself at around 2:35 pm. The quake measured magnitude-5.9.

Earlier in January, a magnitude-7 quake had been recorded with the same epicentre. Meanwhile, a fresh tremor was recorded in Baglung district this morning.

4.1 Magnitude quake had its epicentre at Khukhani in the district. It occurred at 6:20 am. Another quake of similar magnitude was recorded at Mudi in Myagdi district today at 3:14 am, according to the NEMRC.

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