June 17, 2015
Four additional quakes with magnitudes between 4 and 5.2 rocked Nepal earlier today, taking the total number of aftershocks to 320 after the devastating earthquake struck the country in April.
The first aftershock of 4.4 magnitude was recorded at 5.58 am (local time) with epicenter at Ramkot, 7 kilometers west of the capital Kathmandu.
The aftershock was strong enough to get people fleeing for open areas.
A 5.2 magnitude tremor recorded at 6.14 am (local time) with epicenter at Sindhupalchowk district was shortly followed by another aftershock of magnitude 4 with epicenter in the same area.
The fourth tremor of 5.1 magnitude was recorded at 8 am (local time) with epicenter at Sindhupalchowk-Tibet border area.
Nepal is still recovering from two major quakes and scores of aftershocks that have killed 8,800 people and left a trail of destruction that will take years to recover from.
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