Patna: Minor tremors were felt in several parts of Bihar, including state capital Patna, after an aftershock measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Nepal this evening.

The tremors were also reported from Siwan, Munger, Darbhanga and Purnea in Bihar. There are reports of many people running out of their offices and houses on to the streets after the tremor.

The epicenter of today’s aftershock was at a depth of about 10 kilometres in Nepal in the same faultzone that has been experiencing several aftershocks since April 25, when a massive earthquake of 7.9 magnitude struck the Himalayan nation, killing over 8000 people there and 50 in Bihar.

Just four days ago, on Tuesday, Nepal experienced a quake measuring 7.3 on the Richer scale, which killed 15 people in Bihar.