Barely 2 weeks, after which Nepal was struck by earthquake (25 April). A fresh earthquake occurred on Tuesday in Nepal, leaving more than 36 people killed and more than 1000 injured.The quake which was initially reported to have a magnitude of 7.1 was later confirmed to be having a magnitude of 7.3. BBC reported that the quake occurred at around 6: 50 GMT, 18 km southeast of kodari, near the base of mount Everest, after which it was followed by 6 after shock of magnitude 5.0; a tremor occurred 30mins later.
A BBC correspondent who was in Nepal when the quake occurred said "The earth shook for a pretty long time".
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