A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck near one of Tibet's holiest cities, causing at least nine deaths and shaking buildings across the region, including Nepal, Bhutan, and India.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet’s holiest cities on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and shaking buildings in neighboring Nepal , Bhutan and India. The quake hit at 9:05 a.m. (0105 GMT), with its epicentre located in Tingri, a rural county known as the northern gateway to the Everest region, at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre.
At least nine people had been killed on the Tibetan side, national television broadcaster CCTV reported. The impact of the temblor was felt across the region of 800 000 people, which is administered by Shigatse, the traditional seat of the Panchen Lama, one of the most important figures in Tibetan Buddhism. Villages in Tingri reported strong shaking during the quake, which was followed by numerous aftershocks with magnitudes of up to 4.4. Crumbled shop fronts could be seen in a video on social media showing the aftermath from the nearby town of Lhatse, with debris spilling out onto the road. Reuters was able to confirm the location from nearby buildings, windows, road layout, and signage that match satellite and street view imagery.Local government officials were liaising with nearby towns to gauge the impact of the quake and check for casualties, China’s state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Tremors were also felt in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu some 400 km (250 miles) away, where residents ran from their houses. “We felt a very strong earthquake. So far we have not received any report of injuries or physical loss,” said Anoj Raj Ghimire, chief district officer of Solukhumbu district in Nepal, at the foot of Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain. “We have mobilised police and other security forces as well as locals to collect information about the damage,” he added. The quake also jolted Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, and in the northern Indian state of Bihar which borders Nepa
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