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Updated 9:58 PM EST, Tue January 7, 2025
By Nectar Gan, Hassan Tayir, Fred He, Joyce Jiang and Esha Mitra, CNN
Hong KongCNN — More than 120 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning, with tremors felt across the Himalayas in neighboring Nepal, Bhutan and parts of northern India.
The 7.1-magnitude quake struck at 9:05 a.m. local time at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) and was followed by multiple aftershocks, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). ...
At least 126 people were killed and 188 others were injured in the quake, according to state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV). More than 3,600 houses were damaged, it said.
Its epicenter, located in Tingri county high on the Tibetan plateau, was close to the border with Nepal, around 50 miles north of the world’s highest mountain. ...
In Tibet, massive rescue efforts by emergency services and the Chinese military have freed more than 400 people trapped by rubble. Over 30,000 residents have been relocated as rescuers continue the search for survivors, authorities said. ...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/06/china/china-tibet-earthquake-intl-hnk/index.html
By Nectar Gan, Hassan Tayir, Fred He, Joyce Jiang and Esha Mitra, CNN
Hong KongCNN — More than 120 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning, with tremors felt across the Himalayas in neighboring Nepal, Bhutan and parts of northern India.
The 7.1-magnitude quake struck at 9:05 a.m. local time at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) and was followed by multiple aftershocks, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). ...
At least 126 people were killed and 188 others were injured in the quake, according to state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV). More than 3,600 houses were damaged, it said.
Its epicenter, located in Tingri county high on the Tibetan plateau, was close to the border with Nepal, around 50 miles north of the world’s highest mountain. ...
In Tibet, massive rescue efforts by emergency services and the Chinese military have freed more than 400 people trapped by rubble. Over 30,000 residents have been relocated as rescuers continue the search for survivors, authorities said. ...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/06/china/china-tibet-earthquake-intl-hnk/index.html