An earthquake measuring 7.0 in Richter scale with its epicenter at Dinggye County of Tibet, China shook the federal capital of Nepal, Kathmandu.
Lok Bijay Adhikari, a senior Divisional Seismologist at Department of Minerals and Geology said.
The tremor occurred at 6:50 am panicked people mostly in the eastern hilly districts including Solukhumbu, Okhaldhunga, Khotang, Sankhuwasabha, Bhojpur and even in Tarai.
A local from Salleri, headquarters of Solukhumbu district, said that although the earthquake occurred for a long moment, there was not any damage at Salleri Bazaar.
Solukhumbu district borders Tibet, China.
The tremor was felt in the Kathmandu Valley and vicinity, forcing people to rush to streets.
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