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Three earthquakes jolt Nepal

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck Dolakha district, 110 kilometres east of capital Kathmandu, early today

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Press Trust of India Kathmandu
Last Updated : Aug 16 2015 | 1:49 PM IST
Three earthquakes of moderate intensity have jolted Nepal but no damage was reported.

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck Dolakha district, 110 kilometres east of capital Kathmandu, early today.

Two more quakes were recorded yesterday.

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A 4.5 magnitude earthquake shook Taplejgunj district, some 300 kilometres east of Kathmandu, yesterday morning while another 4.1 magnitude quake jolted Dolakha later in the day.

A total of 479 aftershocks of 4 or more magnitude have been recorded since a massive earthquake devastated the Himalayan nation in April. About 9,000 people died in the tremor.

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First Published: Aug 16 2015 | 1:02 PM IST

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