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 ...

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 ...

Tremors also shook buildings in neighboring 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 ...

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 ...

According to an initial survey in the Tibetan city of Shigatse, some 3,609 homes have been destroyed and the race is also on to deliver tents, quilts and other relief items to those in need.

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 800,000 people. The region is administered by Shigatse ...

Home to some 60,000 people, Tingri is Tibet’s most populous county on China’s border with Nepal and is administered from Shigatse, the traditional seat of the Panchen Lama, one of the most ...

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 ...

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.

registered the magnitude at 7.1. The earthquake's epicenter was below Dingri County in the holy city of Shigatse, or Xigazê, which is part of the autonomous region of Tibet, southwestern China.