An earthquake of 6.4 magnitudes hit western Nepal on Friday night. The tremor with epicentre at Lamidanda area in Jajarkot district hit at 11.47 p.m., according to officials at the National Earthquake Measurement Centre.

A strong tremor was felt in Kathmandu and surrounding areas. Jajarkokt is about 500 kilometres West of Kathmandu. People came out of their houses in Kathmandu as soon as they felt the tremor.