18.12°C Kathmandu
Thu, Apr 9, 2026
Miscellaneous
5.4 magnitude quake strikes Rukum
A 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck Rukum district at 6:08 pm on Saturday.
bookmarkA 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck Rukum district at 6:08 pm on Saturday. This is the first quake above 5 magnitude to hit the country after the 7.9 magnitude earthquake of April 25.
Ekantipur Report
Published at : June 20, 2015
Kathmandu
The damage in the area due to the quake has not been known yet. National Seismological Center informed that the epicenter of the quake was near Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve in Rukum district.
The center also informed that this was a fresh quake and not an aftershock of the Great Quake. Fresh quakes have been recorded in Humla and Udaypur after the Great Quake but this was the first quake above 5 magnitude recorded in the country after the Great Quake of April 25.
Editor's Picks
Nepal risks losing up to 132,000 jobs, $1 billion after LDC exit
Raped and left to die, teenager’s family wants answers
Bengal tigers move to mid-hills. Sighted in Palpa, Arghakhanchi
Escaping poverty at home, Nepali women fall into the Gulf trap
Once the heartbeat of Nepali democracy, now a ghostly shell
E-PAPER | April 09, 2026
×