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Mild tremor hits central Nepal

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Press Trust of India Kathmandu
A mild 4.3-magnitude tremor was today felt in the central Nepal.

Nepal's National Seismological Centre recorded the tremor at 5:12 AM with its epicentre in Gorkha. It has been listed as an aftershock of last year's 7.8-magnitude quake that struck Barpak of Gorkha district, 150 km west of Kathmandu.

The last aftershock was recorded at 5:10 AM on June 3 with its epicentre at Sindhupalchok district in the east of Kathmandu.

According to the NSC, it has recorded more than 30,000 aftershock of the Gorkha earthquake in a year, but data of only 463 significant aftershocks with 4 or more magnitude were processed to alert the public.
 

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First Published: Jun 14 2016 | 10:07 PM IST

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