KATHMANDU: A quick but strong jolt of earthquake was felt in and around the valley on Saturday, at around 16:15.

According to the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC), Nepal, the aftershock measured 4.6 ML with its epicentre near Bhaktapur.

Earthquake 4.6 @ 4.15 pm bhaktapur. aftershocks.

-NSC

— NEOC, MoHA Nepal (@NEOCOfficial) July 6, 2019

Today's tremor was an aftershock of the massive 2015 Barpak earthquake, according to a National Seismological Centre official.