Following January's 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Dingri county of the Xizang autonomous region, over 21,400 households in 681 ...

Following the earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale in the Shigatse region of Tibet on the morning of January 7 (EST), over 500 aftershocks occurred, writes the Associated Press.

The impact of the powerful earthquake was felt across the Shigatse region of Tibet, one of the holiest sites in Buddhism which is home to 800,000 people. The region is administered by Shigatse ...

BEIJING--More than 400 people trapped by a strong earthquake in the foothills of ... survey showed 3,609 homes had been destroyed in the Shigatse region of Tibet, which is home to 800,000 people ...

LHASA -- Two months after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Dingri county, home to the northern base camp of the world's highest ...

The region is administered by Shigatse city, the traditional seat ... Since 1950, there have been 21 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above in the Lhasa block, the largest of which was the 6.9 ...

Rescue teams attend to casualties in the aftermath of an earthquake in a location given as Shigatse City, Tibet. Credit: Reuters Photo Rescue teams work amidst rubble in the aftermath of an ...

The earthquake that hit Tibet's holy Shigatse city around 09:00 local time (01:00 GMT) had a magnitude of 7.1 and a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles), according to data from the US Geological ...

the US Geological Survey reported that a magnitude 7.1 earthquake had struck the Tibet Autonomous Region on the border with Nepal. Its epicenter was 163 km southwest of the city of Shigatse ...