Tremor jolts Kathmandu Valley, epicentre in Balkhu-Kalimati area
Tremor jolts Kathmandu Valley, epicentre in Balkhu-Kalimati area
Published: 10:45 am Aug 11, 2015
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KATHMANDU: A tremor was felt in different parts of the Kathmandu Valley at around 10:42 am on Tuesday.
According to National Seismological Centre (NSC), the aftershock was of local magnitude 4.3 with its epicentre in the Kathmandu Valley itself.
The epicentre lies at a location with its coordinates 27.70ºN, 85.29ºE, near Department of Foreign Employment, in Kalimati area of Kathmandu .
Earlier at 4:20 am today, a minor aftershock of local magnitude 3.7 was recorded at the Kirtipur-Panga area.
The NSC records show that as many as 375 aftershock of local magnitude 4.0 or above have followed the devastating earthquake of local magnitude 7.6 till this morning.
