Earthquake of 5.3 magnitude hits Nepal | Economic Times

An Earthquake of Magnitude 5.3 Richter scale struck Nepal on Wednesday morning (local time) as per the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The quake took place around 5:30 AM Nepal (Local time), 113 KM North West of Kathmandu. The EMSC made an official Tweet, "Felt #earthquake (#bhuukmp) M5.3 strikes 113 km NW of #Kathmandu (#Nepal) 10 min ago." No loss of lives have been reported yet, further details are awaited.