5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Nepal

An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale struck Nepal on Sunday evening (local time), country's National Seismological Center said.

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Kathmandu [Nepal], Mar 15 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale struck Nepal on Sunday evening (local time), country's National Seismological Center said.In a tweet, the Centre said that the quake struck the Lumle village of Nepal's Kaski district at around 8:45 pm (local time).The said region is a popular tourist destination in the Himalayan nation, located about 164 kilometers from capital Kathmandu.There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage to the property as a result of the quake. (ANI)

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