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Earthquake in Kolkata, Delhi NCR and Nepal

This is just in. A lot of people are reporting that a mild earthquake was felt in Delhi NCR and Kolkata. Some reports suggest that the earthquake hit Nepal and Everest at magnitude of 7.5 and the effect was noticed in Delhi and Kolkata. Please watch this space as more information is received. Here are some twitter reactions.

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The #earthquake that hit Nepal this morning is said to be a powerful one and seems to have caused some buildings to collapse according to the latest reports. Hopefully the damage done is not a lot. As of now, no casualties have been reported.

Nepal Earthquake 7.5
Nepal Earthquake 7.5
Nepal Earthquake Statistics
Nepal Earthquake Statistics

The graph provided by NORSAR

Here are details of the earthquake:

M7.5 – 35km E of Lamjung, Nepal

Time
2015-04-25 06:11:25 (UTC)
2015-04-25 11:41:25 (UTC+05:30) in your timezone
Times in other timezones
Nearby Cities
35km (22mi) E of Lamjung, Nepal
60km (37mi) NNE of Bharatpur, Nepal
75km (47mi) E of Pokhara, Nepal
76km (47mi) NW of Kirtipur, Nepal
77km (48mi) NW of Kathmandu, Nepal

Information from – Earthquake.usgs.gov.

Early images of the earthquake in Nepal as shared on Twitter:

— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) April 25, 2015

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