New 7.4-Magnitude Quake Strikes Nepal, Shakes India (VIDEO)

According to seismologists, the quake’s epicenter was located 68 kilometers (42 miles) to the west of the village of Namche Bazaar in the country’s east 19 kilometers below the surface, close to the border with Tibet and Mount Everest.

According to Nepal's National Emergency Operation Center, at least 42 people were killed and more than 1,000 injured. The Center named the cities of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur among those with largest number of casualties.

On April 25, a large earthquake struck Nepal, leaving more than 8,000 dead.

The first quake was registered in Nepal at GMT 07:05 on Tuesday. The earthquake's epicenter was located some 52 miles to the east of the country's capital Kathmandu.

Six more quakes subsequently occurred, the largest of which reached a magnitude of 6.3. Shockwaves hit neighboring countries, including India, China and Bhutan.

According to Hindustan Times, in India's northeastern state of Bihar, the shockwaves of the Nepalese quake killed at least 12 people.

Metro was halted in New Delhi due to tremors.

In Nepal, the new quake reportedly demolished a lot of buildings that survived the previous devastating catastrophe.

Nepal is located on the place where the Indian tectonic plate runs under the Eurasian plate, which makes the region extremely quake-prone.

Norwegian Red Cross reported casualties at its field hospital in Nepal.

Nepal's Ministry of Education said that all schools in the affected districts will be closed for two weeks.

Three major landslides reportedly occurred in Nepal's Sindhupalchowk region, injuring at least 12 people.