A magnitude 5 fresh earthquake jolted Bajhang district at 2:55pm on Wednesday, triggering panic and forcing people to run out of houses.

According to National Seismological Centre, the epicentre of the quake was in Mayana, 11 kilometres north-east of Chainpur, the district headquarters of Bajhang. Some houses were reported to have developed cracks. The quake was

soon followed by another 4.2 magnitude tremor at 3:12pm. Most of the schools were closed after the tremor.