An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 struck parts of Nepal late Friday evening. The epicentre of the quake, which struck the South Asian nation at around 7:52 pm, was located some 32 km east-northeast of Dailekh in Nepal at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey.

This comes just days after a powerful earthquake hit Myanmar, claiming the lives of more than 3,000 people and leaving thousands of others critically injured.

(This is a breaking news story)