5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Nepal, No casualty Reported
NEW DELHI, Apr 4: An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 struck Nepal on Friday evening, with light tremors felt across parts of Northern India including Delhi-NCR.
According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake struck at a depth of 20km at 7.52pm (local time) with its epicentre being about three kilometres from Garkhakot, Nepal.
No immediate reports of any damage have emerged. In a post on X, NCS said: “EQ of M: 5.0, On: 04/04/2025 19:52:53 IST, Lat: 28.83 N, Long: 82.06 E, Depth: 20 Km, Location: Nepal.”
The earthquake in Nepal was reported days after strong quake measuring 7.7 magnitude struck Myanmar on March 28 killing in which more than 3,000 people were killed, over 4,500 injured and at least 341 people are still “missing.”
The earthquake, which was felt strongly in neighbouring countries such as China, Thailand, Vietnam and parts of India, left wide cracks on roads, brought down buildings. Bottom of Form
Local media reports of casualties have been much higher than the official figures and with telecommunications widely out and many places difficult to reach.
Nepal lies in one of the most active tectonic zones (Seismic zones IV and V), making the country extremely vulnerable to earthquakes. Nepal’s most devastating earthquake occurred in 2015 when a 7.8-magnitude tremor claimed over 9,000 lives and damaged more than a million structures.
(Manas Dasgupta)
