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 ...

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale jolted Shigatse, Tibet’s second-largest city, early on Tuesday morning, sparking concern across the region. The tremor struck at ...

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 ...

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

Ninety-five people were killed and 130 others were injured after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the foothills of the Himalayas near Shigatse. New Delhi: The Indian government on Tuesday ...

Lightening Jr, a search and rescue dog from the Chongqing Blue Sky Rescue Team, has captured online attention thanks to its rescue efforts across several villages in Lhatse county, Shigatse of the ...

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, ...

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. Survivors: The world’s ...

Xinhua reported that at least nine people were killed in three townships – Changsuo, Quluo and Cuoguo – in Shigatse’s surrounding Tingri county, where many buildings had collapsed ...

Tremors also shook buildings in neighbouring Nepal, Bhutan and India. The impact was felt across the Shigatse region of Tibet, home to 800,000 people. The region is administered from Shigatse city ...

Liu Huazhong, deputy mayor of Shigatse, broke into tears during a news conference Tuesday afternoon while announcing the human toll and the damage. The quake struck Tingri county, home to 60,000 ...