Nepal hit by second huge earthquake
A second earthquake above magnitude 7 has hit Nepal within a month after a 7.4 quake struck the Nepal-Tibet border on Tuesday. The US Geological Survey said the quake struck near the bast camp for Mount Everest, about 80km east of Kathmandu, Nepal, and 20km south-east of Zham, China. As per reports, the quake struck at a depth of 19 kilometres, 68 kilometres west of Namche Bazar – near the base camp for Everest. It caused people to run out of buildings in the capital Kathmandu and shook structures in the Indian capital. The quake was earlier measured at 7.1, but was later upgraded by the US Geological Survey. It was also felt in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan. The quake comes as the country is still struggling to recover from a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck last month on April 25, killing more than 8,000 people and injuring twice that number.
