A major earthquake hit a secluded region of Tibet on the morning of January 7, resulting in considerable destruction. Authorities in China reported that the earthquake struck the northern foothills of the Himalayas,

The Lhasa terrane, in which the quake’s mainshock emerged, includes sites involved in China’s construction of the world’s largest hydroelectric-power dam

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, people stand amidst damaged houses in the aftermath of an earthquake in Tonglai Village, Changsuo Township of Dingri in Xigaze, southwestern China’s Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday,

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A strong earthquake shook a mountainous region in western China near Nepal on Tuesday morning, killing at least 32 people.

More than 50 people were killed when a powerful earthquake rocked a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning, according to Chinese state media.

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Tremors were also felt in neighbouring Nepal and parts of India.

A devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region on January 7 killed at least 126 people, with the tremor also rattling parts of neighbouring Nepal and India. But dramatic footage of a quake damaging a busy roundabout that spread globally online and appeared in a Thai television report does not show the recent disaster.

After a devastating earthquake hit China's remote Tibet region, a photo of destroyed buildings and cars spread widely in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed the aftermath of the disaster.