On 7 January 2025 at 09:05 CST (), an earthquake measuring M w 7.1 struck Tingri County, located in the Shigatse prefecture-level city of the Tibet Autonomous Region of Southwestern China. [5] At least 126 people were killed and 338 were injured in the region, although Tibetan officials believe that the true death toll was likely higher as many local sources were prohibited from spreading any ...

Jan 6, 2025 · 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...

Jan 23, 2024 · Three people have died after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocked a mountainous and remote part of China’s far western Xinjiang region early Tuesday. State broadcaster CCTV reported that a...

Dec 20, 2023 · A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation’s deadliest quake in nine years.

Dec 25, 2023 · The death toll from China’s most powerful earthquake in years has risen to 149, with two people still missing after the tremor hit northwestern parts of the country last week.

Jan 23, 2024 · A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has struck a sparsely populated part of China’s western Xinjiang region, killing three people and damaging or collapsing more than 120 homes in freezing cold weather. The quake rocked a mountainous county in Aksu prefecture shortly after 2 a.m. on Tuesday.

Dec 19, 2023 · At least 127 people have been killed in north-west China in the country's deadliest earthquake for years. The 6.2 magnitude quake hit mountainous Gansu province around midnight on Monday (16:00...

Dec 19, 2023 · At least 127 people have been killed and hundreds of others were injured after an overnight earthquake hit northwestern China in a remote and mountainous region while many were asleep at...

Dec 18, 2023 · At least 131 people were killed and hundreds more injured after an earthquake hit northwest China, state media reported Tuesday, as rescue teams scrambled to reach survivors in sub-zero...

Dec 19, 2023 · The most powerful quake to hit China in nine years killed at least 126 people and left many others out in the freezing night air as it crumbled homes in the neighboring Gansu and Qinghai...