5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Nepal

A moderate-intensity earthquake was recorded with its epicenter at Suri in the Dolakha district of Nepal on Saturday morning.
     
The earthquake of 5.2 magnitudes was recorded at 11.27 am in Dolakha, 180 km east of Kathmandu, according to the National Seismological Centre here.
     
The tremor was also experienced in neighbouring Okhaldhunga, Ramechhap, Sindhupal Chowk, and Nuwakot districts as well as the Kathmandu Valley.
     
However, there were no immediate reports of any damage or human casualty from the earthquake.
     
Earlier, an earthquake measuring 4.2 magnitudes was recorded at 3.19 am on Saturday with the epicenter at Gorkha district, 130 km west of Kathmandu.
     
In April 2015, a devastating earthquake of 7.8 magnitudes rocked Nepal, killing nearly 9,000 people and wounding nearly 22,000 others. It also damaged over 800,000 houses and school buildings.