Right after the massive earthquake that took place last month, another earthquake measuring 7.3 with epicentre in Nepal triggered huge panic among the citizens on Tuesday. Mild tremors were also felt in different parts of North and East India.
Feb 22, 2011: 6.3 magnitude hit Christchurch, New Zealand; 185 dead
April 14, 2010: 6.9 magnitude in Qinghai province in China; more than 400 dead
Feb 27, 2010: 8.8 magnitude in Chile; more than 450 dead
Jan 12, 2010: 7.0 magnitude in Port-au-Prince, Haiti; about 230,000 dead
Sept 29, 2009: 7.9 magnitude quake hit Sumatra, Indonesia; 1,000 dead
April 6, 2009: 6.3 magnitude in La'Aquila, Italy; 300 dead
Oct 29, 2008: 6.4 magnitude; Quetta, Pakistan; 300 dead
May 12, 2008: 8.0 magnitude; Sichuan province in China; 87,000 dead or missing
Nepal army personnel and earthquake survivors search for belongings at a collapsed house in Sankhu on the outskirts of Kathmandu | Source: Reuters
Aug 15, 2007: Lima, Peru; 519 dead
May 27, 2006: 6.2 magnitude; Java, Indonesia; more than 5,700 dead
Oct 8, 2005: 7.6 magnitude; Pakistan-occupied Kashmir; 73,000 dead
Dec 26, 2004: 9.2 magnitude quake in Indian Ocean unleashes Tsunami; 220,000 dead
Dec 26, 2003: Bam, Iran; more than 26,000 dead
Jan 26, 2001: 7.9 magnitude; Bhuj, Gujarat; about 20,000 dead
A girl walks through a village in Kerauja, Nepal | Source: Reuters