The quake struck Jajarkot, a hilly district with a population of 190,000 and villages scattered in remote hills.
Nepal’s National Seismological Centre said the quake was a magnitude 6.4, which was later downgraded to a 5.7.
Local officials said it had not been possible to establish contact in the area near the epicentre in Jajarkot, a hilly district with a population of 190,000 and villages scattered in remote hills. At least 20 people were rushed to hospital with injuries, Jajarkot district official Suresh Sunar told Reuters by phone.
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