6.0 magnitude aftershock hits Sindhupalchowk

Kathmandu - An aftershock measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale with its epicentre around Ramche in Sindhupalchowk was recorded. The National Seismological Centre said that the aftershock occurred at 5.19 this morning.

Centre’s earthquake expert Lokbijaya Adhikari told RSS that the current jolt was not a new one but an aftershock of the Gorkha Earthquake (7.6 magnitude). The early morning aftershock heavily rocked the areas around the federal capital Kathmandu.