A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Mount Everest, killing at least 53 people in Tibet and shaking buildings in Nepal, Bhutan and India.
Rescuers work in an earthquake-affected area in Changsuo Township of Dingri in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan 7, 2025.BEIJING/KATHMANDU — A magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's holiest cities on Tuesday (Jan 7), Chinese authorities said, killing at least 53 people and shaking buildings in neighbouring Nepal , Bhutan and India. The quake hit at 9.
05am (0105 GMT), with its epicentre located in Tingri, a rural Chinese county known as the northern gateway to the Everest region, at a depth of 10km, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre. The US Geological Service put the quake's magnitude at 7.1. At least 53 people had been killed and 62 injured on the Tibetan side, China's state-run news agency Xinhua reported. Southwestern parts of China, Nepal and northern India are frequently hit by earthquakes caused by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. A magnitude 7.8 tremor struck near Kathmandu in 2015, killing about 9,000 people and injuring thousands in Nepal's worst ever earthquake. Among the dead were at least 18 people killed at the Mount Everest base camp when it was smashed by an avalanche. Tuesday's epicentre was around 80km north of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain and a popular destination for climbers and trekkers. Winter is not a popular season for climbers and hikers in Nepal, with a German climber the lone mountaineer with a permit to climb Mount Everest. He had already left the base camp after failing to reach the summit, Lilathar Awasthi, a Department of Tourism official, said. Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said the tremors were felt in seven hill districts bordering Tibet. 'So far we have not received any information of any loss of life and property,' NDRRMA spokesman Dizan Bhattarai told Reuter
EARTHQUAKE HIMALAYAS MOUNT EVEREST TIBET NEPAL
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Two Singaporeans Rescued After Getting Lost on Mount Mat CincangTwo Singaporean hikers were rescued after losing their way on Mount Mat Cincang in Langkawi, Malaysia. They were found asleep near the trekking path and escorted down the mountain safely.
Read more »
Singaporean Hikers Rescued from Mount Mat Cincang in LangkawiTwo Singaporean hikers were rescued after getting lost on Mount Mat Cincang in Langkawi, Malaysia.
Read more »
Man Utd's Mount set for long spell on sidelines with muscle injury, says AmorimManchester United's Mason Mount will miss "several weeks" of action after he hobbled off early in the Manchester derby, manager Ruben Amorim has said.Mount, who has missed several games since his move to United last year, lasted only 14 minutes in the derby where United stunned City 2-1.
Read more »
Death Certificates Issued for Missing Singaporean Couple After Taiwan EarthquakeA Singaporean couple who went missing after a devastating earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan, in April has been declared dead. The Hualien District Court issued death certificates for Sim Hwee Kok and Neo Siew Choo, who have not been found since the April 3rd earthquake.
Read more »
Death Certificates Issued for Missing Singaporean Couple in Taiwan EarthquakeThe Hualien District Court in Taiwan has issued death certificates for a Singaporean couple who went missing after a devastating earthquake struck the area in April. Sim Hwee Kok and Neo Siew Choo were last seen near a mountain trail in Taroko National Park, and despite extensive search efforts, no trace of them has been found.
Read more »
Taiwan earthquake: Missing Singaporean couple declared dead by authoritiesTaiwanese authorities have issued death certificates for a Singaporean couple who went missing after a massive earthquake struck Hualien in April. The pair should be presumed dead as they have not been found for over eight months, said the Hualien District Court.
Read more »