5.3 magnitude tremor hits Mustang, no immediate damage reported — Nepal earthquake

An earthquake measuring 5.3 magnitude hit Nepal's Mustang district in the northwest on Tuesday (September 8).

Search efforts and public alert

The earthquake occurred at 9:53 pm. There was no immediate report of any damage caused by the earthquake.

Tremors were also felt in the neighbouring Manang, Dolp and Myagdi districts.

The flash floods, triggered by an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26, sent the Bhotekoshi River raging downstream, washing away homes, vehicles, roads and bridges and damaging hydropower projects across northern and central Nepal.

The death toll surged to 1,357 on Tuesday, with over 5,326 people missing.

In a separate incident, the Kimrung River in Parbat district of Gandaki Province has been blocked due to a landslide, prompting the downstream communities all the way to the Kaligandaki confluence to remain on high alert.

Case background

The epicentre of the earthquake was Lomanthang in Mustang district, located 375 km northwest of Kathmandu, according to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre.

Mustang is approximately 250 kilometres away from the major flash-flood-hit areas in northern-central Nepal.