China’s Large and Mysterious Dam Project Is Alarming Neighbors and Experts
The hydropower dam, in quake-prone Tibet, is set to be the world’s biggest. But China has said little about the project, ...
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Earthquake hits Tibet’s Shigatse city, tremors felt in Nepal’s Kathmandu
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake has hit Tibet’s Shigatse city, China’s state broadcaster CCTV reported. The earthquake struck at 9:05am local time (01:05 GMT) at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), according to ...
Powerful earthquake rocks remote region of Tibet and parts of Nepal, killing more than 120
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 of ...
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China: Aftershocks aggravate Tibet earthquake damage
Thousands of aftershocks following the deadly Tibet earthquake early this month continue to cause havoc and instability in the most affected areas amid ongoing humanitarian efforts. More than 3,600 ...
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Earthquake in Tibet kills more than 120, striking near holy Buddhist city
Many homes in Shigatse city were reduced to rubble ... and were forecast to drop as low as minus 16 C (3 F) overnight. The ...
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Deadly earthquake hits Tibet’s Shigatse: What we know so far
Videos aired by China’s state broadcaster CCTV showed houses destroyed with the official Xinhua News Agency saying more than 1,000 houses were damaged. The epicentre of the quake was Shigatse ...
Image of monks clearing debris taken after 2010 China quake, not recent Tibet jolt
As rescue workers waded through rubble in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in China's remote Tibet region in January 2025 ...
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Earthquake in Tibet kills over 100 people, China's state media say, with many others feared trapped
China recorded the magnitude as 6.8. The epicenter ... and about 14 miles from the region's second-largest city of Shigatse, known as Xigaze in Chinese. About 140 miles away in Nepal's capital ...
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China says 126 dead after 7.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Tibet
The tremor, which Chinese authorities recorded as magnitude 6.8, hit Dingri County in Shigatse, a mountainous region in western China that borders Nepal. Shigatse, which is about 240 miles from ...
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Rescue pup Lightening Jr steals hearts in quake-hit Shigatse
A search and rescue dog from Chongqing has captured online attention thanks to its rescue efforts across several villages in ...
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Deadly earthquake shakes Tibet region of western China near Mount Everest
A deadly earthquake struck near the city of Shigatse in Tibet region and was ... which straddles the China-Nepal border. NBC News' Janis Mackey Frayer reports for Early Today.
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Tibet earthquake: Deadly magnitude 7.1 quake hits holy city of Shigatse
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 ...