KATHMANDU, August 20: An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale occurred early today at 1:28 a.m. The epicenter of the earthquake was around Hattisar in Banke district, according to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center (NEMRC).
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The NEMRC said that it was not an aftershock of the Gorkha earthquake but a fresh tremor. The shock of the earthquake was felt across Banke and Bardia in western Nepal and neighboring India.
(RSS)
