Updated July 31st, 2022 at 10:00 IST
Nepal: Earthquake of 5.5 magnitude strikes Kathmandu; no casualties reported
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 on Richter scale jolted parts of Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Sunday morning, as per the National Center for Seismology
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Sunday morning, as per the National Center for Seismology. The quake struck around 7:58 am (local time) at the 147 km East-Southeast of Kathmandu. In a tweet, the National Center for Seismology said, “Earthquake of Magnitude:5.5, Occurred on 31-07-2022, 07:58:10 IST, Lat: 27.14 & Long: 86.67”. Further, no casualties or accounts of damage have been reported so far.
Earthquake of Magnitude:5.5, Occurred on 31-07-2022, 07:58:10 IST, Lat: 27.14 & Long: 86.67, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: 147km ESE of Kathmandu, Nepal for more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/k9yXnmGZXP@Indiametdept @ndmaindia pic.twitter.com/erOrYn8Oog
— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake)
Recent earthquake in Nepal
In June, the National Center for Seismology reported that a quake with a magnitude of 4.3 rattled areas of Kathmandu. It occurred around 161 kilometres west-northwest of Kathmandu.
Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 23-06-2022, 03:41:51 IST, Lat: 28.28 & Long: 83.81, Depth: 66 Km ,Location: 161km WNW of Kathmandu, Nepal for more information download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/AzRnQs156f pic.twitter.com/eASKWjRhCi
— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake)
Furthermore, the national seismological center revealed that two more minor earthquakes with magnitudes below 5.0 struck Central Nepal on Thursday morning. According to the center's measurements, an earthquake of a magnitude of 4.9 impacted the Kaski District of Nepal and nearby regions at roughly 3:56 AM (NST). As per media reports, the Dhampus of Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality-7 in the Kaski district served as the earthquake's epicentre. Districts in Baglung, Parbat, Myagdi, and Tanahun felt the quake's aftershocks. A few hours later, the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center also noted a little quake with a magnitude of 4.1, with its epicentre in the Gorkha District of Thumi at 7:22 AM (NST), as per media reports.
It is pertinent to mention that these earthquakes occurred after a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake devastated the Himalayan nation in 2015, which left almost 9,000 people dead and more than 22,000 injured. It was the worst earthquake in a seismically active area in nearly 90 years. Hundreds of aftershocks occurred as a result of the earthquake, and roughly 17 days later, Nepal had another 7.3 magnitude earthquake. According to media reports, in the more than 14 hardest-hit areas, hundreds of thousands of people fell into poverty.
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Published July 31st, 2022 at 09:58 IST