Over 90 Killed After Earthquake Strikes Tibet Region; Tremors Also Jolt India, Nepal

Tremors were felt in neighbouring Nepal and parts of India, including Delhi-NCR.

Visuals showed the destruction caused by the earthquake in and around Shigatse.

Source : China Xinhua News

Earthquake In Tibet: Over 90 people were killed and 130 others were injured after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Shigatse in Tibet Region on Tuesday morning, Reuters reported quoted local media. 

Today's earthquake was the most powerful recorded within a 200-kilometer radius in the last five years, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). Visuals showed the destruction caused by the earthquake in and around Shigatse.

Xi orders all-out rescue efforts following heavy casualties in 6.8-magnitude Xizang quake pic.twitter.com/OCb5FzMWP0

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Tremors were also felt in neighbouring Nepal and parts of India, including Delhi-NCR, Bihar and West Bengal.

Meanwhile, in Nepal's Kathmandu, the strong earthquake forced people to run out of their houses. It was felt in Kavrepalanchwok, Sindhupalanchok Dhading and Solukhumbu districts as well.

Many people came out of their houses due to panic in Kathmandu. People witnessed the trees and electric wires on the streets shaking for some time. At least half a dozen tremors with magnitude ranging from 4 to 5 were also recorded within a time span of an hour around 7 am, according to the USGS report.