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Aware that aftershocks and tremors are still possible going forward especially with an earthquake of this magnitude. this is from the usgs, the u.s. geological survey, this is what is called a shake map, this is difficult to see, a lot of information coming to us as we speak, social media and the internet. we re starting to see this particular area, right around the epicenter, where you see the shading, that yellow line, extending out about 35 kilometers from that epicenter, that was about 37 kilometers from the city. kathmandu was well within the boundaries of feeling the intense shaking. of course, we have also had reports near the border of india and nepal, shaking was felt, as well. even as far north as new delhi, ....
this was a 7.5 magnitude. and it happened shortly afternoon on saturday, about 77 kilometers northwest of kathmandu in nepal. but again, the tremors are making their way across portions of india, even felt in new delhi as natalie reported just a moment ago. but this is all preliminary. in terms of the magnitude of the quake, we re still getting information on social media and particularly twitter. people have been very active describing the scene as the tremors continue on this scene. you can see on the television screen behind me just how the u.s. geological survey, and the map gives us just an idea of where the center of the earthquake was. here is nepal, the epicenter of ....
Did you realize as soon as it started you were experiencing an earthquake? it was an unreal situation, i was with my father and family and friends sitting down on the ground floor. and of course, you hit more when you re on the upper floors. but it was like a moving ship in a turbulent sea. it was swaying, i was trying to hold my father and an elderly neighbor, and my mother, who is unwell, to carry her out of her bedroom. and to come out to the lawn. so it was clear that it was clear to us right then and there, this is the earthquake, the big one that we have been waiting for. i have also written about earthquakes. we know all about the tectonics, how the so-called indian diplomate is pushing on the ....
Witnessed this powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit nepal 50 miles from the capital city of kathmandu. witnesses say some buildings have collapsed, no casualties, but tremors were felt as far away as new delhi, and jonathan was visiting from california. jonathan, what can you tell us first of all about what you re seeing as far as damage from this earthquake. hi, so luckily around here there has not been too much major damage. there have been a couple of fallen brick walls and a couple of telephone poles. one that fell on top of a car. the roof fell and the driver was okay. so you re not hearing about anybody being hurt at this point? no, i have not seen anyone injured although i did see a car drive by, appeared like a tourist on a board. he was smiling, so i think he ....
With preliminary reports of the aftershock felt in that region. that could lead to some localized property damage, as well. the first earthquake, again, at 11:41 local time, tremors were felt 27 seconds after that earthquake struck. again, aftershocks, just as a warning for anybody watching our coverage, you want to get in a safe feature within your building or get outside of the building if you can. look out for the destabilized structures. going forward i talked about how the building structures within nepal and kathmandu will make the recovery effort quite difficult. likely, going forward it could be a recovery effort over the next several days. the weather looks tumultuous, but right now, that is what we ....