300th mild tremor felt in Nepal

KATHMANDU: A mild tremor was felt today in quake-hit Nepal in the wee hours, taking the total number of aftershocks with 4 or more magnitude to 300.

The 4.2 magnitude aftershock was recorded at 2.33 am by National Seismological Centre here with epicentre at Tibet- Sindhupalchowk area in the northern Nepal.

The country's worst temblor of April 25 has been followed by a series of aftershocks and with today's tremor, the figure touched 300 of aftershocks with 4 or more magnitude.

The devastating earthquake had killed nearly 9,000 people in the Himalayan nation and displaced thousands others.