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Two mild tremors hit Nepal

According to the National Seismological Centre, the first tremor was felt at 2.37 pm with epicentre in Gorkha district, 150 kilometres west of Kathmandu,

Updated on: May 11, 2016, 19:13:59 IST
PTI | By , Kathmandu
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Two mild tremors of magnitude 4.5 and 4.4 respectively, hit central Nepal on Wednesday.

Two mild tremors of magnitude 4.5 and 4.4 respectively, hit central Nepal on Wednesday. (Reuters Photo)
Two mild tremors of magnitude 4.5 and 4.4 respectively, hit central Nepal on Wednesday. (Reuters Photo)

According to the National Seismological Centre, the first tremor was felt at 2.37 pm with epicentre in Gorkha district, 150 kilometres west of Kathmandu.

Another quake with epicentre in Dhading district, 90 km west of the capital, was felt in the morning.

A total of 454 aftershocks of 4 or more magnitude have been recorded since the devastating earthquakes in April last year that killed nearly 9,000 people.

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