The epicentre was around 80 km north of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain and a popular destination for climbers ...

Chinese media also reported that as of 10 a.m. local time, multiple aftershocks were recorded, the largest of which was 4.4.

A huge magnitude 7.1 earthquake has hit the holy city of Shigatse, or Xigazê, in the autonomous region of Tibet in China.

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake has hit Tibet’s Shigatse city, China’s state broadcaster CCTV reported. The earthquake struck at 9:05am local time (01:05 GMT) at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), according to ...

The epicentre of the quake was Shigatse, one of the holiest cities of Tibet. The United States Geological Survey said the earthquake measured 7.1 on the Richter scale, while the China Earthquake ...

The hydropower dam, in quake-prone Tibet, is set to be the world’s biggest. But China has said little about the project, ...

China recorded the magnitude ... region's second-largest city of Shigatse, known as Xigaze in Chinese. About 140 miles away in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, the earthquake woke up residents and ...

According to China's state broadcaster CCTV, there have been 29 earthquakes with magnitudes of 3 or higher within 200 km of the Shigatse quake in the past five years, all of which were smaller ...

At least 188 injured as tremors also shook buildings in neighbouring Nepal, Bhutan and India. A strong earthquake has struck near one of Tibet’s holiest cities, killing at least 126 people and leaving ...

No damage has been reported to Shigatse’s Tashilhunpo ... te have also expressed condolences to the earthquake’s victims. Southwestern parts of China, Nepal and northern India are often ...

The earthquake occurred in Dingri County, Shigatse City, Tibet, just after 9 a.m. local time with a focal depth of 10 kilometers, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. More than 3,600 ...