The epicentre was around 80 km north of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain and a popular destination for climbers ...

With the Tibetan region’s seismic vulnerability due to tectonic plate activity, such mega-dam projects could exacerbate risks ...

The quake also jolted Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, and the northern Indian state of Bihar which borders ... in Tibet in recent decades: The largest earthquake in the Lhasa block since ...

Earthquake tremors were felt in Bihar on Tuesday morning in several districts including the capital Patna and Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Munger, and others.

A series of six earthquakes, including a major one measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale, struck the Tibetan region near the Nepal border on Tuesday morning, leaving a trail of destruction. The quakes, ...

At least 120 people have been reported dead after a powerful earthquake in China's Tibet ... "multiple aftershocks" had been recorded, the largest measuring 4.4 in magnitude, added Xinhua's ...

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's holiest cities on Tuesday, Chinese authorities said, killing at least 95 people and shaking buildings in ...

Since 1950, there have been 21 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above in what is know as the Lhasa block, the largest of which ... and the northern Indian state of Bihar which borders Nepal.