At least 126 people have been killed and thousands of houses damaged in the quake, with tremors felt in neighbouring Nepal's capital, Kathmandu and parts of India.

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, people stand amidst damaged houses in the aftermath of an earthquake in Tonglai Village, Changsuo Township of Dingri in Xigaze, southwestern China’s Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday,

Rescuers in China’s Tibet region searched Wednesday for survivors trapped in rubble, a day after a powerful earthquake killed at least 126 people and injured 188 others. Chinese officials said more than 400 people have been rescued so far. Some 30,000 people have also been relocated after the quake, which destroyed more than 3,600 homes.

BEIJING — A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble and killing at least 95 people in Tibet. Many others were trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the remote region.

Tremors from the magnitude 6.9 earthquake were reported in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, where buildings were shaking.

At least 95 people were killed and 130 injured as a strong earthquake struck the Tibet region on Tuesday morning. The quake struck at 9:05 am local time (01:05

Tremors were also felt in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, as well as Bhutan and northern India. China says about 1,500 fire and rescue workers have been deployed to search for people in the rubble.

Videos showed destroyed houses with walls torn apart and rubble strewn across the ruins. Read more at straitstimes.com.

At least 126 killed in 7.1-magnitude Tibet earthquake as tremors felt across multiple countries - Strong tremors felt in northern India, Bangladesh, and Bhutan

The earthquake epicenter was about 75 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Mount Everest, the iconic peak shared by Nepal and China. The region where the earthquake occurred is prone to seismic activity due to the convergence of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.

A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble and killing at least 126 people in the autonomous Chinese region of Tibet.