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6.7-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Nepal

Darpan News Desk IANS, 26 Apr, 2015 01:23 AM
    A 6.7-magnitude earthquake jolted the quake-hit Nepal again on Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
     
    The epicentre, with a depth of 10 km, was at 17 km southeast of Kodari, 110 km from here, the USGS said.
     
    The tremors lasted for about two minutes.
     
    The toll from the 7.9-magnitude earthquake which struck Nepal on Saturday has escalated to 1,896.

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