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regular-article-logo Monday, 23 December 2024

4.7 magnitude earthquake jolts central Nepal

No immediate damage was reported

Our Bureau, PTI Kathmandu Published 25.07.22, 07:32 PM
4.7-magnitude earthquake shook the central Nepal on Monday morning

4.7-magnitude earthquake shook the central Nepal on Monday morning Representational image

A 4.7-magnitude earthquake shook the central Nepal on Monday morning, jolting many out of their sleep and forcing them to run outside.

According to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, the earthquake of 4.7 magnitude on the richter scale occurred at 6.07 am, with the epicentre being in Helambu in Sindhupalchowk district, 100 east of Kathmandu.

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The earthquake was felt in and around the Kathmandu valley. However, no immediate damage was reported.

The earthquake was an aftershock of the Gorkha Earthquake of 2015, the centre informed.

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