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

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 ...

I was born in Kham, in eastern Tibet, my parents’ first born. A brother and sister followed, and the five of us lived with ...

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale jolted Shigatse, Tibet’s second-largest city, early on Tuesday morning, sparking concern across the region. The tremor struck at ...

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 ...

Tremors also shook buildings in neighbouring Nepal, Bhutan and India. The impact was felt across the Shigatse region of Tibet ...

Stock image of Shigatse in Tibet prior to the earthquake on Jan. 7. | Credit: Oversnap via Getty Images Earthquakes strike when two blocks of earth slip past one another at fault lines — the ...

Shigatse is one of Tibet’s holiest cities and the seat of the Panchen Lama, one of the most important figures in Tibetan Buddhism, whose spiritual authority is second only to the Dalai Lama.

State broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) put the epicentre in Tingri county, about 240 miles from Tibet's capital Lhasa and about 14 miles from its second-largest city of Shigatse - also ...

Concerns swirling over China's recently approved plan to construct the world's largest hydroelectric dam in southern Tibet. It will be built on Tibet's longest river, the Yarlung Tsangpo ...

Damaged houses are pictured after an earthquake at a village in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China January 7, 2025. Photo: Reuters BEIJING/KATHMANDU -- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake, opens new tab ...