Tremors felt in eastern parts

Three minor quakes hit eastern parts of the country Tuesday morning.

According to the National Seismological Centre of the Department of Mines and Geology, the first tremor measured at 5.4 on the Richter Scale was felt at 10.56 am with its epicentre at Lampharang in the border of Taplejung and Panchthar districts.

The next two tremors with a magnitude of 4.0 hit at 11.16 am and 11.55 am.

It was not immediately known if there was any damage in the earthquakes. nepalnews.com Dec 02 08