A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Nepal on Tuesday, just over two weeks after a massive magnitude-7.8 quake killed more than 8,000 people.
The United States Geological Survey puts today's quake as close to the capital Kathmandu as the one two weeks ago.
"We're obviously hearing of buildings destroyed, buildings collapsed, buildings falling, we're hearing about casualties, but the numbers are not known yet," Jamie McGoldrick, Nepal resident coordinator for the United Nations Development Program, told The New York Times.
The epicenter of the quake was near the Chinese border, about 50 miles from Kathmandu.
The Associated Press and Reuters report that that government officials say at least 19 people were killed and 981 were injured in the quake. News footage showed crowds of residents standing in the middle of the streets in Kathmandu after evacuating.
The Nepali Times posted pictures of buildings and homes that had collapsed.
This is a breaking news story. We'll update this post as we get more.
Update at 7:06 a.m. ET. Nineteen Dead:
At least 19 people were killed in Nepal and 981 were injured, home ministry official Laxmi Prasad Dhakal told Reuters.
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