A violent earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9M, 10Km depth has hit central Nepal at 6.11 UTC on the 25th of April. The epicenter is located between the capital city Kathmandu and the city of Pokhara, and the tremor was felt also in several city in the northern parts of India. Several aftershocks as strong as M7.1 were also recorded.
Extensive damage to buildings and injuries have been reported.