The magnitude 4.3 earthquake killed Nepal in the early hours of Friday reported by the National Center of Sismology (NCS).
NCS provided details in a post on X.
According to NCS, the earthquake occurred in Nepal at a depth of 10 km in 01:33 hours.
This latitude took place at 29.36 N and longitude at 80.44 AD.
“EQ of M: 4.3, on: 23/05/2025 01:33:53 IST, Lat: 29.36N, Long: 80.44 A., In depth: 10 km, location: Nepal.”
There was no immediate report of casualties or major damage. Further details are awaited.
Shallow earthquakes are more dangerous than deep people due to their greater energy release to the Earth’s surface, causing increased loss to strong ground shocks and structures and casualties than deep earthquakes, which lose energy because they travel to the surface.
Nepal is highly earthquake-prone to its location on an convergence border where Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates collide. This collision causes immense pressure and stress, which is released as an earthquake. Nepal is also located in a subduction zone, where the Indian plate is slipping under the Eurasian plate, causing stress and stress.
Nepal is located in the Himalayan region, which is an area of acute seismic activity due to the ongoing collision of Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. This confrontation resulted in a process below the Eurasian plate in the Indian plate, called subduction, causing immense pressure and tension on the earth’s crust.
The subduction zone further enhances stress, making Nepal highly unsafe for earthquakes. The collision also contributes to the upliftment of the Himalayan Mountains, which combines overall seismic activity in the region.
Nepal has a long earthquake history, including disastrous incidents such as the 2015 earthquake.
Earlier on 26 April, a one -minute silence was seen for 8,969 victims, who lost their lives in the devastating earthquake of 7.8 Richter Scale a decade ago on 25 April 2015.
A decade ago, dozens were killed standing under a replica of the Dharahara Tower, which fell down during the earthquake, Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli remembered those killed in the natural disaster. (AI)