Mild tremor jolts central Nepal 

23 Jul, 2016 17:34 IST|Sakshi
A 4.1-magnitude mild tremor recorded on Saturday in central Nepal.

Kathmandu: A 4.1-magnitude mild tremor on Saturday felt in central Nepal around noon. This created panic in Nepal after the deadly Gorkha earthquake that continue to jolt the country even after 15 months.

The tremor was recorded at 11.59 am with epicenter located in Gorkha, according to the National Seismological Centre. This was the 467th aftershock with 4 or more magnitude following the devastating Gorkha earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25, 2015, and killed nearly 9,000 people.

On Friday, a minor aftershock of local magnitude 3.7 was recorded at around 2:40 pm, with its epicenter around Kirtipur of Kathmandu.

Source: PTI


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