A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck near the border of Nepal and China on Tuesday, with tremors felt at least as far away as India’s capital New Delhi.
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A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck near the border of Nepal and China on Tuesday, with tremors felt at least as far away as India’s capital New Delhi. Mast Irham / EPA -
The earthquake epicentre was 83 kilometres east of Kathmandu, at a depth of 18.5km, the US Geological Survey reported. Mast Irham / EPA -
The shake map released by the US Geological Survey (USGS) showing the location of an earthquake 83 kilometres east of Kathmandu, near the Chinese border, at 0705 GMT. USGS / EPA -
Today’s earthquake follows a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on April 25 in Nepal that killed thousands. Last month’s earthquake was the most powerful to hit the country since at least 1934.. Mast Irham / EPA -
Nepalese run for open space as a strong quake hits in Kathmandu. Mast Irham / EPA -
Hospital patients were evacuated from buildings after the earthquake. Prakash Mathema / AFP Photo -
The South Asia region has a history of catastrophic earthquakes because the tectonic plate that carries the Indian subcontinent is pushing northward into the main Asian plate.. Mast Irham / EPA -
People gather in the street after the earthquake. Paul Dillon / IOM via AP -
An Indian girl reacts outside the Indra Bhawan commercial complex as an earthquake has struck in Nepal, in Allahabad. The tremor was felt over the border in the neighbouring Indian state of Bihar, as well as in Delhi. EPA -
The quake struck at 12:35pm local time in the Himalayan nation some 83 kilometres (52 miles) east of Kathmandu, more than two weeks after a 7.8-magnitude quake which killed more than 8,000 people. Prakash Mathema / AFP Photo
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