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

Chinese authorities say nearly 100 people have been killed after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the holy Tibetan city of Shigatse, with the death toll expected to rise. Trump ramps up threats ...

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The energy unleashed by the tectonic movement toppled houses in remote Himalayan villages, rocked a nearby Tibetan holy city and rattled visitors to a Mount Everest base camp. At least 126 people ...

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A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck near the Tibetan city of Shigatse with the epicenter about 50 miles northeast of Mount Everest. NBC News’ Janis Mackey Frayer reports on the latest from Chinese ...

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The earthquake occurred in Dingri County, Shigatse City, Tibet, just after 9 a.m. local ... shows damaged houses in Shigatse, Southern Tibetan Plateau, after an earthquake hit the area.

The region is administered from Shigatse city, the traditional seat of the Panchen Lama, one of the most important figures in Tibetan Buddhism. Many homes in Shigatse city were reduced to rubble ...

BEIJING — Relief teams in western China shifted their focus to resettling survivors after a search Wednesday for any remaining victims of a deadly earthquake that struck a day earlier near a ...