A quake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale on Friday jolted Nepal reeling in the aftermath of major tremors last month and earlier this week which caused massive damage and claimed more than 8,000 lives.
"The country has suffered a loss between $5 to 10 billion due to the damaged caused by the April 25 earthquake and the aftershocks," the Finance Minister said.
The epicentre of Friday’s quake was in Dhading district, 52 km from Kathmandu, The Himalayan Times reported quoting lok Bijaya Adhikari, chief of the National Seismological Centre.
A temblor on Tuesday, measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale with its epicentre in Dolakha district, rocked Nepal which was yet to recover from the April 25 shocks.