Kathmandu, Nepal, October 19, 2022: An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale rattled Kathmandu and surrounding districts on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at 3:07 pm on Wednesday afternoon. 

According to the National Earthquake Monitoring & Research Center, Department of Mines and Geology, the epicenter of the earthquake was in Khasa, Nepal-China border near to the Sindhupalchowk district. 

No casualties are reported yet though people in the Sindhupalchowk district felt strong jolt of the earthquake.