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.
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:
photos from #Kathmandu of 7.5 magnitude #earthquake pic.twitter.com/1kDmarGEXp
— Rajesh Khilare (@Cricrajeshpk) April 25, 2015
“@khalidkhan787: more pics of destruction caused by earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal pic.twitter.com/Msog62n4iG” Praying for them — Anshuman Pande (@Vertigodervish) April 25, 2015
Damage caused by the #earthquake in #Kathmandu pic.twitter.com/3A3N2PXi9l
— Sanjog DUTTA (@sanjogdutta) April 25, 2015
#Earthquake : Services of #DelhiMetro have also been temporarily suspended in view of massive tremors. Some Twitter Reactions:
Freaky!!!! Felt the tremors of an earthquake here in Delhi.The whole room shook. My experience of a first earthquake.Hopefully the last one. — arjun rampal (@rampalarjun) April 25, 2015
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) April 25, 2015