Aftershock measuring 6.7 hits Kathmandu one day after Nepal earthquake

Just one day after the deadly earthquake in Nepal that left 1,000 people dead, Kathmandu experienced an aftershock causing the death toll to rise.

NPR reported the aftershock was measured at a magnitude of 6.7 on Sunday morning, leaving more than 2,100 people dead.

Julie McCarthy, who works for NPR and reported from within the capital in Nepal, said “When it struck, I didn’t feel it right away, but I heard this roar of people around me rise in sheer panic shouting ‘it’s coming!’ and they began running for their lives all over again.”

The U.S. Geological Survey reported that this particular aftershock had only a depth of six miles. Another aftershock was registered at 5.0.

Nations from all over are sending response teams to help in recovery and aid, including the United States, Pakistan, China and other European Union countries.

As previously reported, the earthquake that hit Saturday measured a magnitude of 7.8 and caused an avalanche on Mount Everest. People in India also felt the quake.