29 dead, over 1,000 injured in latest Nepal earthquake
In Kathmandu, which was badly damaged last month, people rushed out of buildings as the quake struck at 12:35 local time.
A map shows where the two earthquakes struck
A major earthquake has struck eastern Nepal, near Mount Everest, two weeks after more than 8,000 died in a devastating quake.
At least 29 people have been killed and 1,006 injured, according to the Nepali government. The latest earthquake hit near the town of Namche Bazaar, near Mount Everest.
The US Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 7.3. An earthquake on 25 April, centred in western Nepal, had a magnitude of 7.8.
The latest tremor was also felt in northern India and Bangladesh, and was centred east of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu, in a rural area close to the Chinese border.
In Kathmandu, which was badly damaged last month, people rushed out of buildings as the quake struck at 12:35 local time.
Rescue helicopters have been sent to districts north-east of the capital, that are believed to be worst hit.
A spokesman for Nepal's government said that 31 of the country's 75 districts had been affected.
