A strong earthquake aftershock struck India and Nepal on Sunday, shaking buildings in New Delhi and triggering an avalanche in the Himalayas.
The United States Geological Survey said the tremor was 6.7 magnitude that hit 17km south of Kodari in Nepal.
Kodari is an alpine village on the China-Nepal border inhabited by about a few thousand people.
A stronger 7.9 quake struck the region on Saturday killing at least 1,900 people.
Meanwhile, India has put all movement to Kathmandu at hold till 1600 hrs IST.
The aftershock has been registered at a very shallow depth of 10 kilometers that has the potential to cause damage in a range of 50 kilometers.
AP reported the tremor as a “major aftershock,” but others observed that the sheer size of the shake constitutes it as a second earthquake. Experts have advised caution.
There are so far no official reports of casualties or damage from the latest quake.
More Avalanches
Fresh jolts triggered avalanches at the Himalayas.
“Another one, we have an aftershock right now, oh shit,” Indian mountaineer Arjun Vajpai told Reuters by telephone from advanced base camp on Mount Makalu, 20 km from Everest.
Screams and the sound of an avalanche could be heard over the phone line Vajpai was speaking on, reported Reuters.
At Everest base camp, Romanian climber Alex Gavan tweeted that the aftershock had set off three avalanches.
(With inputs from agencies)
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