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Several residents of Kathmandu and around tweeted today that significant tremors were felt and people came out of their shelters in panic. This is another major aftershock (which are occurring monthly) with a magnitude of 5.2, 16km North-West of Kathmandu.

The mega earthquake of magnitude 8.6 that shook the whole of Nepal in April 25, 2015 claimed 8,000 lives and left more than 20,000 homeless. This also destroyed major historical monuments like Dharahara, Swayambhu, temples etc. in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur area. The earthquake also triggered avalance in Mount Everest killing more than 19 mountaineers.


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Responses to ... Nepal Earthquake Aftershocks of 2015 April Megaquake

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