Tuesday, January 20th, 2026

5.1-magnitude earthquake jolts far-west Nepal, epicenter in Dailekh



KATHMANDU: A mild earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richer scale jolted far-west Nepal on Sunday.

According to the National Seismological Center (NSC), the quake was recorded at 12:36 am with epicenter in Dailekh. The tremors were also felt in adjoining districts.

There are no reports of damage by the quake.

Nepal lies in a seismically active zone with a high probability for a massive earthquake.  A 7.8-magnitude earthquake in 2015 killed over 10,000 people.

Publish Date : 12 May 2019 10:22 AM

HoR member elections: 2925 candidates file nominations as of 6.00 pm today

KATHMANDU: A total of 2,925 candidates have registered their nominations

Rebellion from Congress and UML to RSP: Where have rebel candidacies emerged?

KATHMANDU: As nominations were filed on Tuesday for the House

Sudan Gurung files candidacy from Gorkha-1

KATHMANDU: Gen Z leader Sudan Gurung has filed his candidacy

Ticket crunch puts political futures at risk: from Congress ‘nepo babies’ to critics of Oli

KATHMANDU: With the House of Representatives election scheduled for March

Rabi Lamichhane reacts after Parsa court sets Rs 10 million bail in cooperative fraud case

KATHMANDU: The Parsa District Court has ordered the release of