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Powerful 7.4-magnitude aftershock jolts Nepal

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2015-05-12 15:45Xinhua Editor: Gu Liping
Residents gather on the street after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 12, 2015. The quake struck Nepal on Tuesday, less than three weeks after an earthquake damaged large areas of the nation. (Photo: Weibo of China Central Television)
Residents gather on the street after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 12, 2015. The quake struck Nepal on Tuesday, less than three weeks after an earthquake damaged large areas of the nation. (Photo: Weibo of China Central Television)

A massive 7.4-magnitude aftershock jolted Nepal on Tuesday following the powerful 7.9-magnitude temblor on April 25, which has left more than 8,000 people dead.[Special coverage]

The latest earthquake, which occurred at 12:50 p.m. local time (0705 GMT), is centered 18 km southeast of Kodari with a depth of 15 km, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Two aftershocks, including a 6.3-magnitude one, followed the major quake.

Panicked people rushed to open places and streets in the capital of Kathmandu.

Shristi Kafle, 24, tried to hold her tears while running out of a house.

"In the beginning, I thought it was just another small aftershock, but when I saw things on the table start to fall, I realized how powerful it is. I'm so scared and worried about people living in cracked houses," she said.

The tremor was one of the strongest aftershocks of the April 25 quake, which has killed 8,046 people and injured 17,866 others as of Tuesday.

The strong tremor was also felt across northern and eastern India.

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China continues to help quake-stricken Nepal

China has pledged to continue to help Nepal in its post-earthquake reconstruction as the Himalayan country struggles to get back to normal more than two weeks after the devastating quake.

Chinese relief supplies continue to flood into Nepal, in which more than 8,000 people were killed and 17,800 injured when the quake struck on April 25.

Over the weekend, some 460 tonnes of relief materials arrived in Nepal from China.

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