Nepal, India struck by another powerful earthquake

The epicentre of the strong earthquake that shook Nepal on Tuesday was close to Mount Everest.

The earthquake measured 7.4 on the Richter scale. The epicentre was 68 km from Namche Bazar, northeast of Kathmandu.

Namche Bazaar is the starting point for those who want to climb Mount Everest. 

The distance between Namche Bazaar and Mount Everest is about 30 km.

Mount Everest is the world's highest peak at 8,848 metres.

Reports reaching here said that there was considerable panic in Namche Bazar, specially after the April 25 temblor.

 

 The tremors lasted for around one minute.

In Kolkata, hundreds of people ran out of their homes and offices into the streets.

In Bihar capital Patna, people were seen running away from building into open spaces. Similar reports were coming from Assam and other eastern states.

The tremors were also felt as far as Chennai.

The Delhi Secretariat as well as many government buildings were evacuated immediately after the quake.

Authorities said there was no immediate report of any major damage.

In Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has directed all senior officials to monitor the situation.

Civil defence volunteers have deep deployed in various areas to make an assessment of damage.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has also sought reports from all District Magistrates about extent of damage in their areas.

The April 25 earthquake which measured 7.9 on richter scale had claimed over 8,000 lives in Nepal. Nearly 80 people were also killed in India, mostly in Bihar, due to the temblor.