The bridge was designed to withstand typhoons, magnitude-8 earthquakes and even being struck by a 300,000-ton naval vessel.

Youngster acts on instinct, returns to shaking classroom to save fellow student from ravages of 4.6 magnitude tremor.

Rescuers searched for survivors Tuesday after a strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal, damaging hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble and ...

BEIJING — A strong earthquake killed at least 53 people in Tibet on Tuesday and left many others trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the region of western China and across the border in Nepal.

An earthquake killed at least 125 people and left 188 injured after it struck a remote area of southern Tibet near China’s border with Nepal at dawn on Tuesday, Chinese state media reported.

Chinese state media said at least 126 people had died in the magnitude 7.1 quake near an area of religious significance in Tibet. It was felt in neighboring Nepal. By David Pierson Berry Wang and ...

BEIJING, Jan 10 (Reuters) - At least 126 people were killed in Tibet by this week's earthquake of magnitude 6.8, the fifth-deadliest since 2008, data from China's National Earthquake Data Center ...

Shanghai has been providing paired-up assistance for Shigatse since 1995 and is making prompt responses in offering timely and efficient aid to the region after the earthquake. Shanghai-based ...