Major Quake, Aftershocks in Nepal Kill More Than 1,900, Shake Mount Everest

A powerful, magnitude 6.7 aftershock shook the Kathmandu area of Nepal Sunday, a day after the massive earthquake devastated the region with more than 1,900 deaths and destroyed homes and infrastructure. The U.S. Geological Survey says the aftershock, about 65 kilometers east of the capital, registered at a very shallow depth of 10 kilometers and that damage was very likely within a radius of 50 kilometers. The ground rumbled as the tremor sent people yelling and running for open...

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