The earthquake had a shallow depth of just 10 kilometres, which contributed to the intensity of the tremors felt across neighboring regions, including Nepal, Bhutan, and parts of northern India.
which was 240 miles from Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, and about 14 miles from the region's second-largest city of Shigatse, known as Xigaze in Chinese. About 140 miles away in Nepal's capital ...
At least 95 people have died and many are feared trapped after a strong earthquake in China, according to state media.
Rescue and relief efforts are underway to assist those affected by a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the Dingri county of Xizang autonomous region on Tuesday morning. According to China Railway ...
The epicenter of this 7.1 magnitude quake, appears to be within Dingri county, which comes under the administration of Shigatse, Xizang's second-largest city after Lhasa. Hence it is being referred to ...
As officials warn of more tremors, rescue teams comb through collapsed homes in search of survivors, and medical experts and emergency supplies pour into the affected region.
State broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) put the epicentre in Tingri county, about 240 miles from Tibet's capital Lhasa and about 14 miles from its second-largest city of Shigatse - also ...
from Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, and about 23 kilometers (14 miles) from the region’s second-largest city of Shigatse, known as Xigaze in Chinese. The average altitude in the area around the ...
Shigatse, which is about 240 miles from the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, is the seat of the Panchen Lama, the second most important spiritual figure in Tibetan Buddhism after the Dalai Lama.
The epicentre was around 80 km north of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain and a popular destination for climbers ...
At least 126 people have died and many are feared trapped after a strong earthquake in China, according to state media.