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A major earthquake occurred in Nepal on 12 May 2015 at 12:35 pm with a moment magnitude of 7.3, 18 km (11 mi) southeast of Kodari. The epicenter was in the border of Dolakha and Sindhupalchowk, the two districts of Nepal. This earthquake occurred on the same fault as the larger magnitude 7.8 earthquake of 25 April, but further east than the original quake.[1] As such, it is considered to be an aftershock of the 25 April quake. It struck at a depth of 18.5 kilometres (11.5 mi). 

Shaking was felt in northern parts of India including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and other Indian States. Tremors were felt as far as about 2400 kilometers away from the epicenter in Chennai. Minutes later, another 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal with epicenter Ramechhap east of Kathmandu. The earthquake was felt in Bangladesh, China and many states in India. The impact of these tremors was felt even 1,000 kilometres away in the Indian capital New Delhi, where buildings shook and office workers evacuated.

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