"The dry landslide produced a magnitude 3.8 tremor. Small landslides do not create tremors of this magnitude," said Lok Bijaya Adhikari, chief of the center.
According to him, a hill that had developed cracks due to an earthquake of May 24 collapsed in Ramche-9 of Beni-Jomson road section. "We cannot consider the tremor caused by a landslide as earthquake. Landslides and earthquakes produce different jolts," he clarified.
Shree Kamal Dwivedi, senior divisional engineer at the Department of Water Induced Disaster Prevention, said that huge landslides have been occuring along the Annapurna ridge. Landslides in the mountains are particularly huge," he said.
Thick clouds of dusts produced by the continuous landslides have affected normal life in Narchyang, Dana, Bhurung, Tatopani, Shikha, Ghar and Dowa VDCs. DSP Bishwa Raj Khadka, chief of District Police Office (DPO), Myagdi, informed that Nepal Army and Police personnel are having difficulties reaching the uplands due to the thick dust and haze.
Five people had gone missing after the landside but they later came in contact with the relatives, informed the DPO.
Related story
Panchakunda, a glacial lake in Narchyang, beckons nature lovers
