Two mild earthquakes were recorded in Gorkha and Dolakha districts on Saturday.

According to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, a quake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale with the epicentre in Gorkha was recorded at 3:19am.

Likewise, another quake jolted Dolakha and surrounding districts at 11:27am.

The quake with the epicentre in Dolakha measured 5.2 on the Richter scale.

No human casualties have been reported so far.

Earlier on Tuesday, a 4.6 magnitude earthquake shook Taplejung district.

Earthquakes are common in Nepal which is situated on the ridge where the Tibetan and Indian tectonic plates meet and advance two meters closer to one another every century which results in pressure which is released in form of earthquakes.

As the government’s post-disaster needs assessment (PDNA) report noted, Nepal is the 11th most earthquake-prone country in the world.