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Fresh tremors hit Nepal on Sunday
Kathmandu, May 3 A week after a magnitude 7.9 earthquake jolted
Nepal, three tremors were recorded on Sunday in different parts of the
Himalayan nation.
According to the National Seismological Centre, a quake measuring 4.5 on the
Richter scale with its epicentre in Sindhupalchowk district was recorded at
3.29 a.m. It was followed by two aftershocks of four magnitude each in Dhading
and Gorkha districts.
As a magnitude four aftershock, with its epicentre in Dhadig district, was
recorded at 4.25 a.m another tremor, having its epicentre in Gorkha district,
was observed at 5.57 a.m., authorities said.
"Such kind of aftershocks repeat for weeks when big quake jolts. So people
should not be worried," said Lok Bijaya Adhikari of the National
Seismological Centre.