Earthquake in Nepal ! M4.7 hits Bajhang - Doti border on January 2 evening

Kathmandu, January 3 National Seismological Center web portal reported an earthquake measuring M4.7 on Richter scale in Far Western Nepal at 11:27pm local time (17:42 UTC) on Jan 2^nd. According to the NSC the quake was epicentered at Bajhang - Doti border.

Aerial distances and directions to the epicenter from major cities:
465km WNW from Kathmandu
320km WNW from Pokhara
160km NNW from Nepalgunj
92km ENE from Mahendranagar

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