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CNN's Manesh Shrestha, who was himself injured, said he saw five bodies at a hospital.
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Avalanches were reported on Mount Everest, sending mountaineers running for cover.
"Everest base camp huge earthquake then huge avalanche from pumori," Twitter user Alex Gavan said. "Running for life from my tent. Unhurt. Many many people up the mountain."
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Kanak Masni, a journalist in Kathmandu, told CNN by phone that a historic building in Kathmandu called Dharahara -- also known as Bhimsen Tower -- was down. The building, nearly 63 meters tall, provided visitors with a panoramic view of of the Kathmandu valley. It was built in 1832.
Masni told CNN by telephone that this appeared to be "the most massive earthquake to hit central Nepal since 1934." In that quake, which was 8.0 magnitude and centered near Mount Everest, more than 10,000 people were reported killed.
IBN reporter K. Dhiksit looked out his window in Kathmandu and saw the walls of many buildings down. As he watched, an aftershock rattled the street. He heard "big booming sounds," and people fled into the streets, he said.
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