Videos and pictures posted to social media have captured the panic and confusion as a deadly second earthquake hit Nepal.
The 7.3 magnitude event struck just two weeks after a devastating quake killed at least 8,000 people in the country.
The US Geological Survey initially said the quake was 7.1 in magnitude, but then swiftly upgraded it to 7.3.
Terror: The moment the second earthquake hit Kathmandu Airport
Tuesday's disaster hit near the Chinese border between the capital of Kathmandu and Mount Everest, with at least six confirmed dead according to local Indian media.
Devastation was reported in the Katmandu, which is still reeling after buildings were flattened and sacred sites destroyed after the 7.8 earthquake of 25 April that wiped out whole villages nearby.
A video taken during the quake recorded the scene at Kathmandu Airport:
Second huge earthquake hits Nepal
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KATHMANDU, NEPAL - MAY 12: Destroyed buildings after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake has hit Nepal as the country recovers from last month's devastating earthquake, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 12, 2015. (Photo by Sunil Pradhan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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KATHMANDU, NEPAL - MAY 12: People fled into streets after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake has hit Nepal as the country recovers from last month's devastating earthquake, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 12, 2015. (Photo by Sunil Pradhan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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NYALAM, CHINA - MAY 12: (CHINA OUT) (EDITORS NOTE: Image was created with a smartphone.) Border soldiers conduct rescue work after Nepal's second 7.5-magnitude earthquake on May 12, 2015 in Nyalam County in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on April 25, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving thousands dead or trapped under the debris as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. While another 7.5-magnitude earthquake stroke Nepal on May 12 which spreaded to southwest China's Tibet. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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NYALAM, CHINA - MAY 12: (CHINA OUT) (EDITORS NOTE: Image was created with a smartphone.) Houses are shocked by Nepal's second 7.5-magnitude earthquake on May 12, 2015 in Nyalam County in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on April 25, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving thousands dead or trapped under the debris as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. While another 7.5-magnitude earthquake stroke Nepal on May 12 which spreaded to southwest China's Tibet. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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NYALAM, CHINA - MAY 12: (CHINA OUT) (EDITORS NOTE: Image was created with a smartphone.) Houses are shocked by Nepal's second 7.5-magnitude earthquake on May 12, 2015 in Nyalam County in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on April 25, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving thousands dead or trapped under the debris as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. While another 7.5-magnitude earthquake stroke Nepal on May 12 which spreaded to southwest China's Tibet. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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ALLAHABAD, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA - 2015/05/13: People carry a woman towards a hospital after she got lost consciousness during the earthquake in Nepal set that set off tremors in Allahabad. A massive earthquake of magnitude 7.4 hit Nepal capital Kathmandu on Tuesday triggering strong tremors which were felt across Delhi and other parts of north India. (Photo by Prabhat Kumar Verma/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Pacific Press via Getty Images)
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Indian hospital staff and bystanders attend to a resident who fainted as a tremor struck at Siliguri Hospital in Siliguri on May 12, 2015. A new earthquake of 7.3-magnitude and several powerful aftershocks hit devastated Nepal on May 12, killing at least four people and sending terrified residents running into the streets of the traumatised capital. The quake was felt as far away as New Delhi, and officials said it caused buildings to collapse in Chinese-controlled Tibet. AFP PHOTO/Diptendu DUTTA (Photo credit should read DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DIPTENDU DUTTA via Getty Images)
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Indian patients receives treatment at Siliguri Hospital in Siliguri on May 12, 2015, following an earthquake. A new earthquake of 7.3-magnitude and several powerful aftershocks hit devastated Nepal on May 12, killing at least four people and sending terrified residents running into the streets of the traumatised capital. The quake was felt as far away as New Delhi, and officials said it caused buildings to collapse in Chinese-controlled Tibet. AFP PHOTO / Diptendu DUTTA (Photo credit should read DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DIPTENDU DUTTA via Getty Images)
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KATHMANDU - NEPAL - MAY 12: People bring their injured to a Police Hospital in Kathmandu following a further major earthquake on May 12, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck in Nepal only two weeks after more than 8,000 people were killed in a devastating earthquake. The latest quake has struck near Mt Everest near the town of Namche Bazar. Tremors have been felt as far away as Bangladesh and Delhi. (Photo by Jonas Gratzer/Getty Images) (credit:Jonas Gratzer via Getty Images)
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KATHMANDU - NEPAL - MAY 12: People gather in the safety of open space following a further major earthquake on May 12, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck in Nepal only two weeks after more than 8,000 people were killed in a devastating earthquake. The latest quake has struck near Mt Everest near the town of Namche Bazar. Tremors have been felt as far away as Bangladesh and Delhi. (Photo by Jonas Gratzer/Getty Images) (credit:Jonas Gratzer via Getty Images)
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Rescue team officials and bystanders looking for survivors in front of a collapsed house in Kathmandu May 12, 2015, after an earthquake struck. A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit has devastated Nepal, sending terrified residents running into the streets in the capital Kathmandu, according to witnesses and the US Geological Survey. The quake struck at 12:35pm local time in the Himalayan nation some 83 kilometres (52 miles) east of Kathmandu, more than two weeks after a 7.8-magnitude quake which killed more than 8,000 people. AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PRAKASH MATHEMA via Getty Images)
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Rescue team officials and bystanders look for survivors in front of a collapsed house in Kathmandu May 12, 2015, after an earthquake struck. A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit has devastated Nepal, sending terrified residents running into the streets in the capital Kathmandu, according to witnesses and the US Geological Survey. The quake struck at 12:35pm local time in the Himalayan nation some 83 kilometres (52 miles) east of Kathmandu, more than two weeks after a 7.8-magnitude quake which killed more than 8,000 people. AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PRAKASH MATHEMA via Getty Images)
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A Nepalese rescue team official searches for victims in a collapsed house after the earthquake in Kathmandu May 12, 2015, after an earthquake struck. A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit has devastated Nepal, sending terrified residents running into the streets in the capital Kathmandu, according to witnesses and the US Geological Survey. The quake struck at 12:35pm local time in the Himalayan nation some 83 kilometres (52 miles) east of Kathmandu, more than two weeks after a 7.8-magnitude quake which killed more than 8,000 people. AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PRAKASH MATHEMA via Getty Images)
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Rescue team officials search for survivors at a collapsed building in Kathmandu May 12, 2015, after an earthquake struck. A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit has devastated Nepal, sending terrified residents running into the streets in the capital Kathmandu, according to witnesses and the US Geological Survey. The quake struck at 12:35pm local time in the Himalayan nation some 83 kilometres (52 miles) east of Kathmandu, more than two weeks after a 7.8-magnitude quake which killed more than 8,000 people. AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PRAKASH MATHEMA via Getty Images)
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US rescue team officials with a sniffer dog search for survivors at a collapsed house in Kathmandu May 12, 2015, after an earthquake struck. A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit has devastated Nepal, sending terrified residents running into the streets in the capital Kathmandu, according to witnesses and the US Geological Survey. The quake struck at 12:35pm local time in the Himalayan nation some 83 kilometres (52 miles) east of Kathmandu, more than two weeks after a 7.8-magnitude quake which killed more than 8,000 people. AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PRAKASH MATHEMA via Getty Images)
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Nepalese rescue team officials and a sniffer dog search for survivors at a collapsed house in Kathmandu May 12, 2015, after an earthquake struck. A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit has devastated Nepal, sending terrified residents running into the streets in the capital Kathmandu, according to witnesses and the US Geological Survey. The quake struck at 12:35pm local time in the Himalayan nation some 83 kilometres (52 miles) east of Kathmandu, more than two weeks after a 7.8-magnitude quake which killed more than 8,000 people. AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PRAKASH MATHEMA via Getty Images)
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Rescue team officials including one from Mexico (C) look on during their search for survivors at a collapsed building in Kathmandu May 12, 2015, after an earthquake struck. A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit has devastated Nepal, sending terrified residents running into the streets in the capital Kathmandu, according to witnesses and the US Geological Survey. The quake struck at 12:35pm local time in the Himalayan nation some 83 kilometres (52 miles) east of Kathmandu, more than two weeks after a 7.8-magnitude quake which killed more than 8,000 people. AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PRAKASH MATHEMA via Getty Images)
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KATHMANDU, NEPAL - MAY 12: People fled into the streets after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake has hit Nepal as the country recovers from last month's devastating earthquake, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 12, 2015. (Photo by Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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KATHMANDU, NEPAL - MAY 12: People escape after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake has hit Nepal as the country recovers from last month's devastating earthquake, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 12, 2015. (Photo by Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Nepalese patients are carried out of a hospital building as a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits the country, in Kathmandu on May 12, 2015. A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit devastated Nepal, sending terrified residents running into the streets in the capital Kathmandu, according to witnesses and the US Geological Survey. The quake struck at 12:35pm local time in the Himalayan nation some 83 kilometres (52 miles) east of Kathmandu, more than two weeks after a 7.8-magnitude quake which killed more than 8,000 people. AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PRAKASH MATHEMA via Getty Images)
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A man sits as Nepalese people walk through a street after another earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. A major earthquake has hit Nepal near the Chinese border between the capital of Kathmandu and Mount Everest less than three weeks after the country was devastated by a quake. (AP Photo/Tashi Sherpa) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A Nepalese woman sits outdoors after another earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. A major earthquake has hit Nepal near the Chinese border between the capital of Kathmandu and Mount Everest less than three weeks after the country was devastated by a quake. (AP Photo/Tashi Sherpa) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Nepalese people gather outdoors after another earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. A major earthquake has hit Nepal near the Chinese border between the capital of Kathmandu and Mount Everest less than three weeks after the country was devastated by a quake. (AP Photo/Tashi Sherpa) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Nepalese people gather in the middle of a road during an earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Another major earthquake has hit Nepal near the Chinese border between the capital of Kathmandu and Mount Everest.(AP Photo/Tashi Sherpa) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Nepalese people gather outdoors during an earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Another major earthquake has hit Nepal near the Chinese border between the capital of Kathmandu and Mount Everest.(AP Photo/Tashi Sherpa) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Nepalese people gather in a temporary shelter after another earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. A major earthquake has hit Nepal near the Chinese border between the capital of Kathmandu and Mount Everest less than three weeks after the country was devastated by a quake. (AP Photo/Tashi Sherpa) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Nepalese people stand in the streets as a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits the country, in Kathmandu on May 12, 2015. A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit devastated Nepal, sending terrified residents running into the streets in the capital Kathmandu, according to witnesses and the US Geological Survey. The quake struck at 12:35pm local time in the Himalayan nation some 83 kilometres (52 miles) east of Kathmandu, more than two weeks after a 7.8-magnitude quake which killed more than 8,000 people. AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PRAKASH MATHEMA via Getty Images)
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Nepalese patients lie on stretchers in an open area after being carried out of a hospital building as a 7.3 magnitude earthquake hits the country, in Kathmandu on May 12, 2015. A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit devastated Nepal, sending terrified residents running into the streets in the capital Kathmandu, according to witnesses and the US Geological Survey. The quake struck at 12:35pm local time in the Himalayan nation some 83 kilometres (52 miles) east of Kathmandu, more than two weeks after a 7.8-magnitude quake which killed more than 8,000 people. AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PRAKASH MATHEMA via Getty Images)
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Nepalese people stand in the streets as a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits the country, in Kathmandu on May 12, 2015. A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit devastated Nepal, sending terrified residents running into the streets in the capital Kathmandu, according to witnesses and the US Geological Survey. The quake struck at 12:35pm local time in the Himalayan nation some 83 kilometres (52 miles) east of Kathmandu, more than two weeks after a 7.8-magnitude quake which killed more than 8,000 people. AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PRAKASH MATHEMA via Getty Images)
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KATHMANDU, NEPAL - MAY 12: Nepali woman try to call their relatives after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake has hit Nepal as the country recovers from last month's devastating earthquake, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 12, 2015. (Photo by Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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KATHMANDU, NEPAL - MAY 12: People fled into the streets after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake has hit Nepal as the country recovers from last month's devastating earthquake, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 12, 2015. (Photo by Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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