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

A magnitude-6.8 earthquake has struck the holy Tibetan city of Shigatse, killing at least 53 people, Chinese state media reports.

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

The earthquake struck an outlying county in Shigatse, the second-largest city in Tibet and the traditional seat of the Panchen Lama, the second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism. It was not ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

At least 95 people died and 130 are injured in a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck the mountainous region of Tibet in China, with tremors felt across Nepal, Bhutan and India. The ...

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.