KATHMANDU: A powerful earthquake of 6-magnitude has rocked the Kathmandu Valley on Wednesday morning.

According to National Seismological Center, Lainchur, the tremor was recorded at 5:19 am with its epicenter at Ramche of Sindhupalchowk.

The tremors were felt in central districts including Kavrepalanchowk, Sindhupalchowk, Ramechhap, Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur.

Human casualties and the properties damaged by the earthquake are yet to be reported.

Earlier, a 5-magnitude earthquake had struck eastern Nepal on September 11 with its epicenter at Bahundangi in Jhapa district.