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 ...

As rescue workers waded through rubble in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in China's remote Tibet region in January 2025 ...

China recorded the magnitude ... the capital of Tibet, and about 14 miles from the region's second-largest city of Shigatse, known as Xigaze in Chinese. About 140 miles away in Nepal's capital ...

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

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale jolted Shigatse, Tibet’s second-largest city ... local time (0105 GMT), according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre.

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

A deadly earthquake struck near the city of Shigatse in Tibet region and was felt in neighboring Nepal and India. The epicenter was in a remote high-altitude region about 50 miles northeast of Mount ...

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.

Authorities moved more than 47,000 people to shelters in earthquake-hit Tibet, Chinese officials said on Thursday, while rescuers widen a massive combing effort for survivors near the foothills of the ...