Another Devastating Earthquake Hit Nepal This Morning

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Another Devastating Earthquake Hit Nepal This Morning

The second earthquake registered a magnitude of 7.3, according to the United States Geological Survey.

A second massive earthquake rocked Nepal on Tuesday, two and a half weeks after a 7.8-magnitude quake resulted in over 8,000 deaths. The new earthquake registered a magnitude of 7.3, according to the United States Geological Survey, with an epicenter 50 miles east of Kathmandu, near Mount Everest's base camp. Tremors were felt as far as Northern India. By Tuesday afternoon, Nepal's National Emergency Operation Center reported 1,117 injuries and 36 deaths. That number has now grown to at least 42, at the time of publication.

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