Kathmandu, 16 May 2015: Another strong aftershock of 5.5 magnitude with its epicentre near Kathmandu was felt on Saturday evening.
Following the aftershock, thousands of people came out in the streets fearing house collapses and damage.
This has created more panic among the people, who are again living in open spaces.
Several aftershocks were recorded on Saturday morning by the National Seismological Centre said beginning with a 4-magnitude tremor at 2.15 a.m. that jolted Gorkha.
At 4.28 a.m., a quake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale occurred in Dolakha
A quake of the same magnitude with its epicentre in Dolakha district was recorded at 4.38 a.m.
A tremor measuring 4 on the Richter scale was recorded at 6.11 am in Nuwakot.
A 4-magnitude quake was recorded at 6.31 a.m. with its epicentre in the border area of Dhading and Gorkha districts.
Seismologists have urged the people not to worry about the minor aftershocks and denied rumours in social media and other online media about earthquakes.
Fresh tremors trigger panic in Bengal
Several areas in West Bengal, including capital Kolkata, experienced tremors of moderate intensity on Saturday, triggering panic among people.
According to the regional meteorological office here, an aftershock measuring 5.7 on the Richter Scale shook Nepal at 5.04 pm.
The tremors which affected Bengal, triggered fresh panic among residents in Siliguri, Malda and elsewhere in north Bengal besides Kolkata.
The aftershocks come weeks after the devastating April 25 quake in the Himalayan nation.
The death toll due to the April 25 killer quake, measuring 7.9 on the Richter Scale, was 8,384.
While the country was barely recovering from the loss, a temblor measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale hit Nepal on Tuesday, with its epicentre not far from Mount Everest — the world’s highest peak at 8,848 metres. This left at least 117 dead.
An earthquake hits Bihar again
A mild earthquake was felt in major parts of Bihar on Saturday evening, causing widespread panic among the people, who rushed out of their houses, shops and offices, officials said.
Patna meteorological department official R.K. Giri said that an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted large parts of Bihar. The epicentre was in Nepal, he said.
“People in Patna felt mild tremors,” he said.
According to officials of the state disaster management department, people in Patna, Darbhanga, Gaya, Purnea, Kishanganj, Madhubani, Jehanabad and Aurangabad, Raxaul, Motihari felt the tremors.
No casualty or damages to houses has been reported from across the state.
The quake made thousands of people across the state rush of their houses when they felt tremors.
In Patna, hundreds of people rushed out of their houses and gathered in open space.
Last Tuesday a massive earthquake rocked major parts of Bihar in which 19 people were killed. The epicentre of that earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter was in Kodari, Nepal.
(IANS)
