Three Earthquakes Jolt Nepal

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KATHMANU: Three earthquakes of moderate intensity have jolted Nepal but no damage was reported.

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck Dolakha district, 110 kilometres east of capital Kathmandu, early Sunday.

Two more quakes were recorded on Saturday.

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake shook Taplejgunj district, some 300 kilometres east of Kathmandu, on Saturday morning while another 4.1 magnitude quake jolted Dolakha later in the day.

A total of 479 aftershocks of 4 or more magnitude have been recorded since a massive earthquake devastated the Himalayan nation in April. About 9,000 people died in the tremor.

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