Dilliram Tiwari, an officer at the National Seismological Centre (NSC) informed that the earthquake lies some 100 Kilometers far away from Dolakha District bordering the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. [break]
The quake followed by aftershocks at the midnight rushed people out of their homes in the capital. An aftershock was recorded about five minutes later the quake. According to a report published by the United Nations in 2004, Nepal was ranked as the 11th most earthquakes -vulnerable country in the world.
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