Two more Earthquakes Jolt Bajhang

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Two more Earthquakes Jolt Bajhang

October 6: Two more earthquakes were felt last night (Thursday) with epicenters at Chainpur of Bajhang district in Sudurpaschim Province.    
The National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, Lainchaur informed that the earthquakes – one measuring 4.3 in the Richter scale and another measuring 3.9 in the Richter scale – were recorded at 10:52 pm and 12:23 am last night.    
The centre further informed that on Tuesday afternoon an earthquake measuring 5.3 in the Richter scale had occurred in Bajhang with its epicenter at Talkot. On the same day, a 6.3 Richter scale quake jolted the district at 3:06 pm. It was followed by 4.1 Richter scale tremor at 3:45 pm.     
A person died while a dozen others were injured in the earthquake. Similarly, hundreds of houses were damaged in the quake.    
Geologist at the Centre, Dr Lok Bijay Adhikari, informed that the western belt of Nepal is vulnerable to earthquake anytime. "For 500 years, Nepal's western region has not seen any noticeable earthquake. So the tremors felt in recent times in this region is a wake-up call." -- RSS

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