Nepal was struck with an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on Richter scale on Sunday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).This is the second tremor felt in the Himalayan nation in less than 24 hours.According, to the Seismology agency the quake occurred at 17:18:57 IST on Sunday at a depth of 5 kilometres.Taking to X, the NCS stated, Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 22-10-2023, 17:18:57 IST, Lat: 28.03 & Long: 84.74, Depth: 5 Km, Location: NepalEarthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 22-10-2023, 17:18:57 IST, Lat: 28.03 & Long: 84.74, Depth: 5 Km ,Location: Nepal for more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/GmbhxHPsGb@ndmaindia @Indiametdept @Dr_Mishra1966 @Ravi_MoES @KirenRijiju pic.twitter.com/EcrOju6zVX— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) October 22, 2023Nepal EarthquakeEarlier today, an earthquake of 5.3 also jolted Nepal. The strong quake occurred at 07:24 am (IST) on Sunday at a depth of 10 kilometres, the NCS stated.Earthquake of Magnitude:5.3, Occurred on 22-10-2023, 07:24:20 IST, Lat: 27.92 & Long: 84.71, Depth: 10 Km, the NCS wrote on its X(Twitter) post.Earthquake of Magnitude:5.3, Occurred on 22-10-2023, 07:24:20 IST, Lat: 27.92 & Long: 84.71, Depth: 10 Km ,Region:Nepal for more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/JkkF7gQNxr @Indiametdept@ndmaindia@Dr_Mishra1966@KirenRijiju@Ravi_MoES pic.twitter.com/NAgY4KsPmE— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) October 22, 2023 There have not been any reports yet on the casualties resulting from both the quakes that happened on Sunday.Meanwhile, at the beginning of this month on October 7, an earthquake of magnitude 4.9 on the Richter Scale struck Nepal. The National Center for Seismology took to X(Twitter) to inform about the quake. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres.Further details are awaited.
