95 killed, over 100 injured as earthquake hits Tibet, many buildings collapse

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's Xigaze city on Tuesday. The quake resulted in at least 95 fatalities and injured 130 people causing buildings to shake across neighbouring countries, including Nepal, Bhutan, and India.

According to regional disaster relief headquarters, the quake jolted Dingri County in Xigaze in Tibet Autonomous Region in China at 9:05 am Tuesday (Beijing Time). The quake had a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), as reported by the China Earthquake