Two back-to-back earthquakes struck Baitadi district in western Nepal on Friday.

The first earthquake of magnitude 5.1 was recorded at 1.48 am, with the epicenter at Khalanga, the district headquarters, said Chintan Timalsina, the Head of the Earthquake Monitoring Centre, Surkhet.

This was followed by a second earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale at 2.00 am. After two consecutive tremors, the local residents here had scurried out of their homes.

The tremor was felt in Darchula, Bajhang, and Dadeldhura, said the Centre's chief Timalsina. 

Details of the damage caused by the earthquake are yet to be received.