World News | Mild Earthquake Hits Kathmandu

Kathmandu, Oct 10 (PTI) An earthquake measuring 3 magnitude on Richter scale hit Nepal's capital city Kathmandu on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.

There have been no reports of any death or damage resulting from this incident.

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The earthquake, measuring a magnitude of 3, was recorded at 5 pm, with its epicentre located at Dharahara Tower, close to the Kathmandu Metropolitan City office, the National Seismological Centre said.

The tremor was felt in three districts of Kathmandu valley -- Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur. This event is considered an aftershock of the April 2015 earthquake that had killed close to 10,000 people.

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