March 17: Two consecutive earthquakes struck Baitadi on Thursday night.

A quake measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale hit Baitadi at 6:25 pm followed by another tremor of 3.5 Richter scale at 6:26 pm on Thursday night.

According to Seismological Center Surkhet’s technical assistant Tirthraj Dahal, the epicenter of both quakes is around Baitadi’s Sikharpur.

Lately, the earthquake has been jolting Sudurpaschim Province with epicenters in different districts.