<p>An earthquake measuring 4.8 magnitude was recorded in northern <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/travel/article/nepal-hosts-its-first-hot-air-balloon-festival-here-are-other-places-you-can-visit-for-this-experience-23453959" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Nepal </strong></a>on Thursday with tremors felt by people in the capital city Kathmandu and neighbouring districts.</p>
<p>The quake was recorded at 1.02 pm with its epicentre located at Sindhupalchowk district, 70 km north of Kathmandu, according to the National Seismological Research Centre (NSRC).</p>
<p>People in Kathmandu and neighbouring districts felt the tremors, however, there were no immediate reports of any damage caused by the quake.</p>
<p>This was the ninth tremor above magnitude 3 recorded in Nepal, eight of which occurred in Western Nepal within the past 20 days, the NSRC records show.</p>
<p>Western Nepal has witnessed an increasing risk of greater earthquakes these days, experts said.&nbsp;</p>
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People in Kathmandu and neighbouring districts felt the tremors, however, there were no immediate reports of any damage caused by the quake in Nepal 

4.8-magnitude earthquake hits northern Nepal

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The quake was recorded at 1.02 pm with its epicentre located at Sindhupalchowk district, 70 km north of Kathmandu, according to the National Seismological Research Centre (NSRC)

4.8-magnitude earthquake hits northern Nepal

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