An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck the Nepal on Sunday, the National Seismological Centre of Nepal said.
The epicentre of the quake was at Dhading, about 55 km west of Kathmandu, it said.
"We felt very strong tremors. Some residents rushed out of their homes. There is no report of any injuries so far", Badrinath Gaire, the most senior bureaucrat of Dhading district, told Reuters.
The quake was at a depth of 13 km, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.
Americans hunker down, help each other under blizzard and brutal cold
Tens of millions of Americans hunkered down on Monday or ventured out to help neighbours under bitter cold, blizzards of snow and lashings of freezing rain from a huge winter storm that paralyzed the eastern United States.
Fire in Greek biscuit factory kills three
A fire broke out after an explosion at a biscuit factory near the central Greek city of Trikala on Monday, killing three people and leaving another two missing, the fire brigade said.
Death toll in Philippine boat accident climbs to 15, hundreds rescued
The death toll from a ferry boat accident in the Southern Philippines has reached at least 15, with 316 people rescued, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Monday as the search continued for the dozens still missing.
Rights group leader says 104 political prisoners released in Venezuela
At least 104 people considered political prisoners by a leading Venezuelan rights group were released on Sunday as part of an ongoing release process, according to the leader of the group.
Death toll from landslide in Indonesia's West Java rises to 17
The death toll from a landslide that hit Indonesia's West Java province at the weekend rose to 17 on Monday, the country's disaster mitigation agency said, with dozens still missing.
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