Earthquake of 5.3 magnitude hits Nepal

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.

( With inputs from ANI )

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