At least 35 aftershocks hit Nepal till Sunday and some of them were also felt in India after a devastating earthquake hit the Himalayan country, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
On Saturday, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake with the epicentre near Kathmandu hit Nepal and most of the northern and northeastern Indian cities, including Delhi, Guwahati, Kolkata and Jaipur around 11.41 a.m.
According to the IMD website, 23 aftershocks were felt on Saturday, and 12 more were felt on Sunday.
The latest tremor of 5 magnitude was recorded at 12.56 p.m. on Sunday.
On Saturday an aftershock of 6.6 magnitude was felt at 12.15 p.m., while another quake of 6.9 magnitude was felt on Sunday at 12.39 p.m.
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