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Nepal earthquake: Magnitude 4 quake hits northwestern Nepal

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · · 130 words · By PTI
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What to know about Nepal earthquake: Magnitude 4 quake hits northwestern Nepal

A 4-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal's Sudurpaschim province on March 26, 2026, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The event occurred in the Darchula district and was felt in neighboring regions. Nepal's vulnerability to earthquakes is noted due to its location in active tectonic zones.

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What happened

A 4-magnitude earthquake jolted Nepal's Sudurpaschim province on Thursday (March 26, 2026), authorities said.

Why it matters

There were no immediate reports of any damage caused by it.

Common ground

around the Murai area of the Darchula district, according to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre.

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A 4-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal's Sudurpaschim province on March 26, 2026, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The event occurred in the Darchula district and was felt in neighboring regions. Nepal's vulnerability to earthquakes is noted due to its location in active tectonic zones.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “It was also felt in the neighbouring Baitadi and Bajhang districts.”
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Wikipedia entries describe administrative boundaries but do not mention earthquake impacts in Baitadi/Bajhang districts.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sudurpashchim Pradesh is a province of Nepal located in westernmost part of Nepal. It is surrounded by Tibet of China in Northwest, Uttrakhand of India in West, Uttar Pradesh of India in South, Karnal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administration_in_Sudurpashchi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bajhang District (), a part of Sudurpashchim Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Chainpur, that is part of Jaya Prithvi Municipality, as its district headquart…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bajhang_District
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sudurpashchim Province (Nepali: सुदुरपश्चिम प्रदेश) is one of the seven federal provinces of Nepal established by the country's new constitution of 20 September 2015, comprising nine districts, namely…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_monuments_in_Sudurpash…
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Claim 2: “There were no immediate reports about any damage or casualties caused by the tremor.”
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No evidence found in any source to confirm or refute damage/casualty reports.
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Claim 3: “Nepal, which experiences multiple earthquakes in any given year, lies in one of the most active tectonic zones (Seismic zones IV and V), making it extremely vulnerable to earthquakes.”
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No evidence found in any source to confirm Nepal's tectonic zone classification or vulnerability.
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Claim 4: “A 4-magnitude earthquake jolted Nepal's Sudurpaschim province on Thursday (March 26, 2026), authorities said.”
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All cited Wikipedia sources are unrelated to earthquakes. The evidence does not confirm the 4-magnitude earthquake in Sudurpaschim province on March 26, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Nepal Premier League, also known as Siddhartha Bank NPL 2025 for sponsorship reasons, was the second season of the Nepal Premier League (NPL), a men's Twenty20 cricket league in Nepal. The to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Nepal_Premier_League
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Early general elections were held in Nepal on 5 March 2026 to elect the 275 members of the House of Representatives as announced on 12 September 2025 by the President of Nepal, on the recommendation o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Nepalese_general_election
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pratibha Rawal (Nepali: प्रतिभा रावल) is a Nepalese politician, journalist, central committe member and co-spokesperson of Rastriya Swatantra Party since 2022 and a current minister of federal affairs…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratibha_Rawal
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Claim 5: “The earthquake struck at 8.32 a.m. around the Murai area of the Darchula district, according to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre.”
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No evidence found in any source to confirm the earthquake's timing or location.
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Claim 6: “The Himalayan nation ranks 11th among the world's most earthquake-prone countries.”
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Claim 7: “There were no immediate reports of any damage caused by it.”
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No evidence found in any source to confirm or refute immediate damage reports.
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