KATHMANDU: A fresh earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale jolted Humla at 1:50 pm today.

The National Seismological Centre chief Lok Bijay Adhikari informed that the epicentre of the quake was near Selimatcho Lake of the district.

Adhikari added that it was a fresh quake though several aftershocks were being recorded after the Gorkha Earthquake on April 25, last year.