Earthquake Live Updates for Today: At least 32 people were killed, 38 injured, and "many buildings collapsed" in Tuesday's 6.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked the Chinese city of Xigaze in the Tibet Autonomous Region, according to state media.
Earthquake Live Updates for Today: Tuesday's 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Xigaze, Tibet, left 32 people dead and 38 injured. With vibrations reported in Nepal, Bhutan, and northern India, the earthquake struck at 9:05 a.m. at a depth of 10 kilometers.
The earthquake struck Dingri County in the Chinese city of Xigaze in the Tibet Autonomous Region at 9:05 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to regional disaster relief headquarters.
The capital of neighboring Nepal, Kathmandu, Bhutan, and portions of northern India were all affected by the earthquake's tremors.
Tibet earthquake kills 32 According to state-run Xinhua, the 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Tibet claimed 32 lives and injured 38 more.
At latitude 28.5 degrees north and longitude 87.45 degrees east, the epicentre was seen.
The China Earthquake Networks Centre confirmed that the earthquake occurred 10 kilometers below the surface, according to state-run Xinhua.
Nepal is experiencing tremors.
Around 400 kilometers (250 miles) away, in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, tremors were also felt, and many fled their homes.
"We experienced a powerful earthquake. At the base of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, Anoj Raj Ghimire, chief district official of the Solukhumbu district in Nepal, stated, "As of right now, we have not received any report of injuries or physical loss."
"We have mobilised police and other security forces as well as locals to collect information about the damage," he stated.
Bhutan is shaken by an earthquake
The northern Indian state of Bihar, which borders Nepal, and Bhutan's capital, Thimphu, were also shaken by the earthquake.
India is unharmed.
According to Indian officials, no reports of property loss or damage have been reported as of yet.
Earthquakes brought on by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates often strike the southwestern regions of China, Nepal, and Northern India.
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