Chinese state media said at least 126 people had died in the magnitude 7.1 quake near an area of religious significance in Tibet. It was felt in neighboring Nepal.
Chinese media also reported that as of 10 a.m. local time, multiple aftershocks were recorded, the largest of which was 4.4.
More than 400 people trapped by rubble in earthquake-stricken Tibet have been rescued, Chinese officials said, with an unknown number still unaccounted for in freezing weather a day after a strong tremor rocked the Himalayan foothills.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook parts of the Chinese province of Qinghai on Wednesday, with its epicentre located near the source of the Yellow River, the main natural waterway serving northern China.
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 that killed at least 126 people in western China near Nepal was one of the country’s deadliest in nearly a decade
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook China's northwestern province of Qinghai at 3.44pm on Wednesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, people stand amidst damaged houses in the aftermath of an earthquake in Tonglai Village, Changsuo Township of Dingri in Xigaze, southwestern China’s Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday,
CNN By Nectar Gan, Hassan Tayir, Fred He, Joyce Jiang and Esha Mitra, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — More than 120 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning,
More than 50 people were killed when a powerful earthquake rocked a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning, according to Chinese state media.
A deadly earthquake struck near the city of Shigatse in Tibet region and was felt in neighboring Nepal and India. The epicenter was in a remote high-altitude region about 50 miles northeast of Mount Everest,
A powerful earthquake struck China’s Tibet region on Tuesday morning, leaving a trail of destruction. The earthquake struck near the holy city of Shigatse. The BBC reports that at least 53 people have lost their lives, and 62 have been injured.