An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale struck Kaski district on Wednesday.

The tremor occurred at 11:56 am today with its epicenter at Phulibang, according to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center in Lainchaur.

Earlier, on May 26, an earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale occurred with its epicenter around Ramidanda in Jajarkot district.

In recent times, a series of tremors has been occurring in Nepal.

Due to being in the Himalayan region, Nepal is considered an earthquake-prone area.