An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale struck Gorkha district on Tuesday. 

The National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre stated that the epicenter of the earthquake that jolted Gorkha district at 6: 15 am was Hansapur of Ajirkot Rural Municipality-3.

Nepal has witnessed minor jolts quite often in recent years. 

The Himalayan region of the country is also considered a seismically active zone.