5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal

An earthquake of 5.3 magnitude on the Richter scale has struck Nepal on Wednesday morning, the  European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) has reported.

The quake took place at Bhulbhule of Lamjung District, some 113 KM North West of Kathmandu, around 5:30am.

The EMSC made an official Tweet, "Felt #earthquake (#bhuukmp) M5.3 strikes 113 km NW of #Kathmandu (#Nepal) 10 min ago."

No loss of lives has been reported while filing this report at 11am BST.