An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale
jolted Darchula district on Sunday.
The epicenter of the earthquake that occurred at 8:28 am today was near Ghusa area of Apihimal Rural Municipality of the district, according to Chief of the Surkhet-based National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center Chintan Timilsina.
The earthquake was felt in the neighbouring districts of Darchula, Baitadi and others, it is said.