Kathmandu: A low-intensity earthquake measuring 4.1 magnitude on the Richter Scale struck Kathmandu in Nepal on Tuesday. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake was at a depth of 10 kilometres. No incidents of damages have been reported so far.
On Sunday, another earthquake of magnitude 6.1 had struck Nepal. The epicentre of the earthquake was at Dhading, which is located around 55 kilometres west of the capital Kathmandu.
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Earthquakes are common in Nepal. As the government’s post-disaster needs assessment (PDNA) report noted, Nepal is the 11th most earthquake-prone country in the world. Nepal is situated on the ridge where the Tibetan and Indian tectonic plates meet and advance two meters closer to one another.
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