An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale hit Nepal’s Kathmandu on Sunday. Dramatic visuals during the tremors has went viral on the internet.

Kathmandu: A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sunday. The epicenter of the tremors was in Dhading district, and they were recorded at 7:39 am by the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre. The tremors were so intense that they were felt in other districts within the Bagmati and Gandaki provinces. Fortunately, there have been no reports of casualties or damage from this powerful quake. Dramatic visuals of the tremors in the Kathmandu Valley were shared by the news agency PTI. In the video, people can be seen rushing out of houses and buildings during the earthquake, and they were frantically trying to reach their families to ensure their safety.

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VIDEO | Residents rushed out of their houses as earthquake jolted Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley earlier today.

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Nepal frequently experiences earthquakes because it is located on the fault line where the Tibetan and Indian tectonic plates converge, moving about two meters closer to each other each century. This ongoing movement generates pressure that is periodically released in the form of earthquakes. In 2015, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake and its aftershocks claimed the lives of approximately 9,000 people.