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Magnitude 4.7 earthquake strikes Sindhupalchok, tremor felt in Capital
An earthquake measuring 4.7 in the Richter scale was recorded early Sunday morning.
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Published at : December 23, 2018
Updated at : December 24, 2018 09:19
Kathmandu
An earthquake measuring 4.7 in the Richter scale was recorded early Sunday morning.
According to the Department of Mines and Geology, Seismological centre, the tremor struck at 5:06 am with its epicenter at Sindhupalchok.
The tremor was felt in Kathmandu valley as well.
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