At Least 95 Dead After Powerful 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Near Mount Everest: Reports The earthquake reportedly struck Tibet's holy city of Shigatse on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 7 By ...

The epicenter was about 75 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Mount Everest, ... and about 14 miles from the region's second-largest city of Shigatse, known as Xigaze in Chinese. ...

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 ...

The climbing season on Mount Everest peaks in late May and early June every year ... whistlestop trips that also take in the nearby high-altitude cities of Lhasa and Shigatse. Because of the lack of ...

The epicentre of the quake was the Shigatse high-altitude county of Dingri, located on the Chinese side of Mount Everest and home to about 62,000 people.

The quake’s epicenter was in Tibet’s Shigatse region, located around 50 miles northeast of Mount Everest. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip. Featured. Featured. Breaking News.

Everest and Nepal rattled Anna Guo, an 18-year-old college student traveling with a tour group, was about to depart Shigatse and head southwest to see Mount Everest when the ground started shaking ...

The earthquake's epicentre was about 80 km (50 miles) north of Mount Everest, ... The quake's impact was felt across the Shigatse region of Tibet, home to 800,000 people.

Earthquake in Tibet Near Mount Everest Kills 126 People. ... The epicenter of the magnitude 6.8 quake that hit around 9:05 a.m. Tuesday morning was in Tingri county, in Shigatse city, ...

According to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), the quake hit Dingri County in Shigatse, a remote area near the northern base camp of Mount Qomolangma, also widely known as Mount Everest, ...

The earthquake reportedly struck Tibet's holy city of Shigatse on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 7 At least 95 people have reportedly died and 130 others been injured after an earthquake hit western ...