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4.9 magnitude earthquake hits Taplejung

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TAPLEJUNG, Dec 15: A 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck Taplejung district Wednesday night, with its epicenter lying near Mt Kanchanjanga located on the north-eastern Nepal-India border.



The earthquake happened at at 2:03 am and lasted six to eight minutes, Umesh Prasad Gautam at National Seismological Measurement Centre informed. [break]



No damage of property or life has been reported as yet.



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