KATHMANDU: The National Seismological Centre said the tremor felt in Kathmandu this evening was yet another aftershock of the last year's magnitude-7.6 earthquake.

It was measured at 4.5 on the Richter scale. The Centre said the epicentre lied near Bhainsepati of Lalitpur (latitude 27.65°N and longitude 85.31°E).

It is the 447th aftershock of magnitude 4 or above since April 25 last year.

Nearly 9,000 people were killed in the April 25 quake and its strong aftershocks.

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Strong tremor in Kathmandu almost a year after deadly quake

KATHMANDU: A strong tremor was felt in Kathmandu at around 7:05 pm today.

Magnitude and epicentre were immediately not known.

Also, it is not clear if it is aftershock of the magnitude-7.6 earthquake that hit the nation on April 25 last year or the fresh one.

The quake was strong enough to create a panic among locals of Kathmandu who were under terror for last one hour due to hundreds of aftershocks of the devastating quake.