Chinese media reports that at least nine people were killed in the earthquake that struck Shigatse, Tibet, on Tuesday morning.

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

Tremors from the magnitude 6.9 earthquake were reported in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, where buildings were shaking.

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

The epicentre of the quake was Shigatse, one of the holiest cities of Tibet. The United States Geological Survey said the earthquake measured 7.1 on the Richter scale, while the China Earthquake ...

The earthquake occurred in Dingri County, Shigatse City, Tibet, just after 9 a.m. local time with a focal depth of 10 kilometers, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. More than 3,600 ...

Videos posted by China’s ministry of emergency ... The impact of the powerful earthquake was felt across the Shigatse region of Tibet, one of the holiest sites in Buddhism which is home to ...

The earthquake would have been felt there although it is considerably away from more intensely affected areas. Shigatse city is renowned for its Tashilhunpo Monastery, a major tourist attraction today ...

China recorded the magnitude ... region's second-largest city of Shigatse, known as Xigaze in Chinese. About 140 miles away in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, the earthquake woke up residents and ...

In response to the 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Xizang autonomous region, the China Meteorological Administration upgraded its emergency response for earthquake-related meteorological services, the ...

A powerful earthquake has rocked the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet’s holiest cities, killing at least 53 people and shaking buildings in neighbouring Nepal, Bhutan and India.