The earthquake was felt in the surrounding areas including the capital. On Friday, May 5, the earthquake was felt at 5.57 am.  No initial damage was reported. Bangladesh Meteorological Department said, "A magnitude of 4.3 earthquake was felt in the capital on Friday morning. Its origin was in the capital's Dohar area. According to United States Geological Survey (USGS), the magnitude of the earthquake was 4.3 on the Richter scale. The place of origin is the Dohar area of capital Dhaka. Most of the people in the capital were sleeping at that time.  However, many people woke up after that and started running here and there. Many people came down from the high-rise building, some panic also spread among them.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck at around 2 a.m. local time in the Doti district in western Nepal. The army has been deployed, as rescue and relief operations are underway. At least six people were killed and five others injured as an earthquake shook Nepal early Wednesday. Tremors were also felt in parts of northern India, including the capital city of Delhi. There were no reports of damage from the Indian side. Nepal's seismological center set the earthquake at a magnitude of 6.6. The European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) had set the earthquake at a magnitude of 5.6. It struck at 2:12 a.m. local time (2027 GMT).  Nepal's prime minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba, tweeted his condolences and said rescue and relief efforts were being carried out.  Rescue efforts underway Local media showed collapsed houses and rubble in the western district of Doti. An army spokesperson told Reuters news agency that at least two people had been reported missing. There were four children and two adults among those killed by the quake. They were crushed in their houses in a mountainous region, said local authorities.  A ground rescue team of the army has been rushed to the site, an army spokesperson said. Two helicopters were on standby in nearby Surkhet and Nepalgunj towns. Kalpana Shrestha, a senior bureaucrat in the Doti district, said details were being collected from villages near the epicenter. She added that several people had been rescued from under the debris, including a child. Videos being circulated on social media showed local villagers moving debris to rescue people trapped underneath. Most of the mountain villages are reached on foot. There are no roads to drive heavy equipment to help with the rescue. "It shook terribly and I rushed out immediately. Now we are collecting details including the dead bodies," Ram Upadhyay, chairman of the Purbi Chowki rural municipality in Doti told Reuters news agency. Mountainous country Nepal experienced two massive earthquakes in 2015, killing 9,000 people and causing major damage. The south Asian nation is still rebuilding after the destruction caused then.