5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal

An earthquake of 5.3 magnitude on the Richter scale has struck Nepal on Wednesday morning, the  European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) has reported.

The quake took place at Bhulbhule of Lamjung District, some 113 KM North West of Kathmandu, around 5:30am.

Felt #earthquake (#भूकम्प) M4.9 strikes 46 km NE of #Pokhara (#Nepal) 26 min ago. Please report to: https://t.co/nI7o7N55gk pic.twitter.com/80Qt8ElQo6

— EMSC (@LastQuake) May 19, 2021

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 has been reported while filing this report at 11am BST.