Tremor felt in Banke

Kathmandu: An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale occurred early today at 1:28 a.m.

The epicentre of the earthquake was around Hattisar in the Banke district, according to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center.

The centre said that it was not an aftershock of the Gorkha earthquake but a fresh tremor.

The shock of the earthquake was felt in Banke, Bardia in western Nepal, and neighbouring India.