Tibet was hit by a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake in a region near the world-famous Mount Everest on Tuesday morning - with at least 95 people reported killed. The US Geological Survey said the epicenter of the quake was located 57 miles from Lobuche in Nepal,

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Beijing — A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble and killing at least 126 people in Tibet. Many others were trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the remote region.

The number of dead from the severe earthquake in the region around Mount Everest rose to 95 on Tuesday, China's state news agency Xinhua reported as more bodies were recovered. A further 130 people were injured by the quake in the Tibet autonomous region of China,

The morning quake also woke up residents in Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu – about 140 miles ... three hours after the earthquake, and the Mount Everest scenic area on the Chinese side was ...

The epicenter of the magnitude 6.8 quake that hit around 9:05am Tuesday morning was in Tingri county, in Shigatse city

The area around Mount Everest, about 75 kilometers (50 miles ... The quake woke up residents in Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu — about 230 kilometers (140 miles) from the epicenter — and ...

You could see the wires from poles shaken loose,” said Bishal Nath Upreti from the Nepal Centre for Disaster Management, a non-government organization in Kathmandu. The remote effected region ...

Kathmandu, Nepal— Powerful tremors shook Nepal's capital Kathmandu just before dawn on Tuesday, an Agence France Presse (AFP) reporter said, as a

The area around Mount Everest, about 75 kilometers (50 miles ... The quake woke up residents in Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu — about 230 kilometers (140 miles) from the epicenter — and ...

A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake centered about 50 miles from Mount Everest left at least 95 ... woke up residents in Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu – about 140 miles from the epicenter ...

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