Four mild aftershocks recorded in Nepal

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Press Trust of India Kathmandu
Last Updated : Jun 03 2015 | 7:13 PM IST
Four mild aftershocks were recorded in Nepal today, nearly five weeks after the country's worst quake killed nearly 9,000 people.
A 4.5 magnitude tremor was recorded at 5.38 pm with epicentre at Dolakha district, according to the National Seismological Centre.
A second aftershock measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale was recorded at 2.37 pm with epicentre at Dolakha.
The number of aftershocks with 4 or more magnitude following the April 25 earthquake has reached 295.
The aftershocks had decreased over the past three days. There was one aftershock each on May 31 and June 1 and two aftershocks on June 2.
Many activities have been back to normal five weeks after two deadly earthquakes struck Nepal, leaving nearly 9,000 people dead and injuring over 21,000.
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First Published: Jun 03 2015 | 7:13 PM IST

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