Tremors of earthquake felt in Kathmandu Valley, parts of eastern and central Nepal

Kathmandu: Tremors of earthquake felt in Kathmandu Valley, parts of eastern and central Nepal. ML 6.0 earthquake felt across various parts of Nepal early on Sunday. An earthquake measuring 6 Magnitude with the epicenter at Mattim Birta in Khotang occurred this morning. Tremors of the earthquake were felt across eastern and central Nepal.

An Earthquake of ml 6.0 occurred around martim birta of Khotang District at 08:13 NEMRC/DMG.@NDRRMA_Nepal @NEOCOfficial

— NEMRC, Nepal (@NepalNsc) July 31, 2022

According to National Earthquake Monitoring & Research Center (NEMRC), an earthquake measuring 6.0 Richter Scale rattled the Kathmandu Valley and other parts of the country at 8:13 AM. It is said that the epicenter of the earthquake was in Martimbirta area of Khotang district.

The Khotang earthquake that rattled parts of Nepal has left a few houses destroyed. According to Pavitra Prakash Shah, Assistant Chief District Officer of District Administration Office Khotang, a house was destroyed in Sakela Rural Municipality in Khotang.