Kathmandu, April 1: An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale jolted 10 kilometres North West of Kathmandu in Nepal at 3:04 am (IST) on Saturday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. According to NCS, the quake occurred at a depth of 25 kilometres. Earthquake of Magnitude 4.0 on Richter Scale Hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:3.5, Occurred on 01-04-2023, 03:04:30 IST, Lat: 27.78 & Long: 85.25, Depth: 25 Km, Location: 10km NW of Kathmandu, Nepal," NCS tweeted. Further details are awaited.

Earlier in February, an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 jolted Nepal. The quake occurred around Bichhiya of Bajura district at 13:45 (local time) on February 22, the National Earthquake Monitoring & Research Center (NEMRC), Nepal, said in a tweet. "An Earthquake of ML 5.2 occurred around Bichhiya of Bajura district at 13:45 NEMRC/SC," NEMRC tweeted.

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