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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A strong 7.5-magnitude earthquake has hit near Nepal's capital of Kathmandu and the U.S. Geological Survey says it expects heavy damage.

Early reports from Kathmandu say some houses have been damaged and walls toppled.

There is no immediate word on casualties.

The quake hit around noon Saturday and was also felt in neighboring India as well as in Pakistan.

Mohammad Shahab, a resident from Lahore, Pakistan, says he was sitting in his office when the earthquake rocked the city.

He says the tremors continued for a while but now the situation is normal in the city.

The sustained quake also was felt in India's capital of New Delhi.

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New Delhi: North and North East India shook severely for over a minute around noon on Saturday morning, from a 7.5-magnitude earthquake epicentred in Nepal's capital Kathmandu.

All parts of the National Capital Region felt strong tremors. Vibrations were also felt in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Bengal, which are closer to the earthquake-prone Himalayan region.

There was panic in the Capital as people poured out of their homes and offices to the streets.

Delhi Metro services were temporarily suspended but resumed shortly. Kolkata Metro also stopped operations for a while. There were also reports of mobile phone services going off in Patna.

Around 12:20 pm, nearly half an hour after the first tremors, aftershocks were felt again in the entire region.

Confirming the news, the U.S. Geological Survey said it expected heavy damage.

Early reports from Kathmandu say some houses have been damaged and walls toppled.

There is no immediate word on casualties.

Quakes were also felt in Pakistan. Mohammad Shahab, a resident from Lahore, said he was sitting in his office when the earthquake rocked the city.

He said the tremors continued for before it was all back to normal in the city.

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small shake in many places of AP

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small shake in many places of AP

Ahmedabad lo maku kuda vachindi. I felt nothing
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small shake in many places of AP

 

yeah cousin chepthey chusaa
 

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chinnappudu earth quaqe achi school building koolipovali anukune vaadini,  holidays vasthay ani..  

 

jokes apart, wish all ppl are safe

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nuvvunte bagundedhi nepal lo 44NF3nE.gif

 

kalyan babu blessings unnantha varaku nenu safe 44NF3nE.gif

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