The 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck an area that serves as a major stop on the way to the North Base Camp, where adventurers set out to climb Mount Everest.
A major earthquake hit a secluded region of Tibet on the morning of January 7, resulting in considerable destruction. Authorities in China reported that the earthquake struck the northern foothills of the Himalayas,
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, people stand amidst damaged houses in the aftermath of an earthquake in Tonglai Village, Changsuo Township of Dingri in Xigaze, southwestern China’s Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday,
The earthquake epicenter was about 75 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Mount Everest, the iconic peak shared by Nepal and China. The region where the earthquake occurred is prone to seismic activity due to the convergence of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.
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 Everest,
A strong magnitude 7.1 earthquake in China's Tibet region near the China-Nepal border has left at least 95 people dead and 130 injured, according to a report from Reuters citing Chinese state media (Video Credit: Tibet Fire and Rescue).
A strong earthquake shook a mountainous region in western China near Nepal on Tuesday morning, killing at least 32 people.
Experts from the China Earthquake Administration check a house on Wednesday that was damaged in a recent earthquake in Port Vila, Vanuatu. The administration sent four engineering experts to ...
Chinese media also reported that as of 10 a.m. local time, multiple aftershocks were recorded, the largest of which was 4.4.
More than 400 people trapped by rubble in earthquake-stricken Tibet have been rescued, Chinese officials said, with an unknown number still unaccounted for in freezing weather a day after a strong tremor rocked the Himalayan foothills.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook parts of the Chinese province of Qinghai on Wednesday, with its epicentre located near the source of the Yellow River, the main natural waterway serving northern China.