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

More than 120 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning, with ...

BEIJING (AP) — A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble and killing at least 126 ...

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

Faulting events of the kind in Tibet usually cover an area that's around 28 miles (45 kilometers) long and 12 miles (20 km) wide, according to USGS. The earthquake struck at a depth of 6 miles (10 ...

Beijing — A strong earthquake killed at least 126 people ... past century in the area where Tuesday's quake hit, the USGS said. Tibet is an autonomous region of China administered largely ...

The earthquake occurred in Dingri County, Shigatse City, Tibet, just after 9 a.m. local ... boundary has a history of large earthquakes," the USGS said in a summary of the quake.

More than 120 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning ... United States Geological Survey (USGS). The energy unleashed by the ...