The epicentre of the quake was Shigatse, one of the holiest cities of Tibet. The United States Geological Survey said the earthquake measured 7.1 on the Richter scale, while the China Earthquake ...

Air China promptly activated its emergency response plan and set up a task force dedicated to relief efforts following the ...

The China Earthquake Networks Centre said the average altitude in the area near the epicentre is about 4,200m (13,800 feet). Shigatse is one of Tibet's holiest cities and home to the Tashilhunpo ...

When The Global Times announced that Beijing was going to build a cascade of nine large HPPs on the Yarlung Tsangpo, human ...

The hydropower dam, in quake-prone Tibet, is set to be the world’s biggest. But China has said little about the project, ...

A huge magnitude 7.1 earthquake has hit the holy city of Shigatse, or Xigazê, in the autonomous region of Tibet in China. A deadly magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit one of the holiest cities in Tibet ...

The Tibetan college students deliver supplies to affected residents in Samdrub village, Chushar township, Lhaze county in ...

A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, ...

Earthquakes dey common for di region, wey dey on top one major geological fault line but Tuesday own na one of China deadliest in recent years. Shigatse na one of di holiest cities of Tibet.

More than 14,000 rescue workers have arrived in Tibet to continue the search for survivors after a strong earthquake killed at least 126 people in a remote part of western China.

According to China's state broadcaster CCTV, there have been 29 earthquakes with magnitudes of 3 or higher within 200 km of the Shigatse quake in the past five years, all of which were smaller ...