--- title: Scenes From the Aftermath of Another Massive Quake in Nepal description: Nepal was rocked Tuesday by another major earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter magnitude scale, just days after a similarly strong tremblor killed 8,000 people across the country canonical: https://time.com/3855283/nepal-earthquake-pictures-2/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-05-12T13:53:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:04:02.189Z article:section: World og:title: Scenes From the Aftermath of Another Massive Quake in Nepal og:description: Dozens dead after second huge tremblor og:url: https://time.com/3855283/nepal-earthquake-pictures-2/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt954620c8be2daa52/6987ef62cd6848e5e409dfbb/nepal-earthquake-9.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Earthquake Aftermath in Kathmandu og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Scenes From the Aftermath of Another Massive Quake in Nepal twitter:description: Dozens dead after second huge tremblor twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt954620c8be2daa52/6987ef62cd6848e5e409dfbb/nepal-earthquake-9.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Scenes From the Aftermath of Another Massive Quake in Nepal by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff May 12, 2015 1:53 PM CUT  Nepalese search for open space as a strong earthquake hits Kathmandu on May 12, 2015. Nepalese search for open space as a strong earthquake hits Kathmandu on May 12, 2015.Mast Irham—EPA by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff May 12, 2015 1:53 PM CUT [_Read next: Why is Nepal is Still Being Hit By Earthquakes_](http://time.com/3855174/nepal-earthquakes-aftershock/ "undefined")  Nepalese search for open space as a strong earthquake hits Kathmandu on May 12, 2015. Mast Irham—EPA  Nepalese armed police force search for victims after a house collapsed in strong earthquake hits Kathmandu on May 12 2015. Narendra Shrestha—EPA  Nepalese run for open space as a strong earthquake hits Kathmandu on May 12, 2015. Mast Irham—EPA  Nepalese military personnel and International rescue check on a collapsed building after an earthquake in the centre of Kathmandu on May 12, 2015. Athit Perawongmetha—Reuters  Nepalese rescue workers with a dog search for victims after a house collapsed during a strong earthquake, in Kathmandu on May 12, 2015. Narendra Shrestha—EPA  Nepalese military personnel remove debris in search of survivors after a fresh 7.3 earthquake struck, in Kathmandu on May 12, 2015. Athit Perawongmetha—Reuters  A patient is carried by Nepalese military personnel and volunteers back to the hospital building after she had been evacuated when an earthquake hit, in Kathmandu on May 12, 2015. Mast Irham—EPA  People gather in the safety of open space following a further major earthquake in Kathmandu on May 12, 2015. Jonas Gratzer—Getty Images  People bring their injured to a Police Hospital in Kathmandu following a further major earthquake in Kathmandu on May 12, 2015. Jonas Gratzer—Getty Images  A woman stands on the debris of collapsed houses after a fresh 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, in Sankhu on May 12, 2015. 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