A magnitude 6.9 earthquake has hit Tibet’s Shigatse city, China’s state broadcaster ... Powerful tremors were also felt in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, some 400km (250 miles) away, according ...

The tremor, which Chinese authorities recorded as magnitude 6.8, hit Dingri County in Shigatse, a mountainous region in western China that borders Nepal. Shigatse, which is about 240 miles from ...

Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and ... The impact of the quake was felt across the Shigatse region of Tibet, home to 800,000 people. The region is administered by Shigatse city ...

Lightening Jr, a search and rescue dog from the Chongqing Blue Sky Rescue Team, has captured online attention thanks to its rescue efforts across several villages in Lhatse county, Shigatse of the ...

It also shook buildings in neighboring Nepal, Bhutan and India ... An initial survey showed 3,609 homes had been destroyed in the Shigatse region of Tibet, which is home to 800,000 people ...

The earthquake that hit Tibet's holy Shigatse city around 09:00 local time ... Tremors were also felt in neighbouring Nepal and parts of India. Read more on this story here.

Shigatse region, home to 800,000 people ... While strong tremors were felt in Nepal, no major damage or casualties were reported, an official from the National Emergency Operations Centre told ...

It borders on Nepal to the south ... according to a news conference about the earthquake that was held in Shigatse on Tuesday afternoon. Additionally, about 340 medical workers have been sent ...