24 killed as new quake hits shattered Nepal

Residents clear rubble from the aftermath of April 25th earthquake that shook Nepal's capital Kathmandu, leaving over 8,000 people dead. (Photo:Reuters)

A new earthquake and several powerful aftershocks hit devastated Nepal on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people and sending terrified residents running into the streets of the traumatised capital.

The 7.3-magnitude quake struck at 12:35 pm, some 76 kilometres (47 miles) east of Kathmandu, the US Geological Survey said, more than two weeks after a 7.8-magnitude quake which killed more than 8,000 people.