Earthquake with magnitude 4.9 occurs near Kathmandu (30th August)

An earthquake with magnitude 4.9 has occurred near Kathmandu few minutes ago. The earthquake that occurred at 11:35 NST today (Aug 30, 2013) is reported to have occurred at a distance of 332 km N of Kathmandu, Nepal / pop: 1,442,271.

Further details as reported by European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) are as follows
Magnitude: 5.0
Region: WESTERN XIZANG
Date time: 2013-08-30 17:49:01.0 UTC
Location: 30.47 N ; 86.63 E
Depth: 10 km

Here’s a map showing the Epicenter of the earthquake.

Here’s few reactions after earthquake from the twitter.

#earthquake: M 4.9 – North Pole Nepal Kodari: Preliminary Earthquake Report:

Date/Time: 30.08.2013 17:48:4… http://t.co/7ZgTkgitYE

— Earth Alerts (@EarthAlerts) August 30, 2013

Rough survey of earthquake alarms show most gave people 10-15 second warning before shake, vital if this was more serious. #Nepal #quake

— Kunda Dixit कुन्द दीक्षित (@kundadixit) August 30, 2013

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