China’s Large and Mysterious Dam Project Is Alarming Neighbors and Experts
The hydropower dam, in quake-prone Tibet, is set to be the world’s biggest. But China has said little about the project, ...
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Earthquake in Tibet kills more than 120, striking near holy Buddhist city
Many homes in Shigatse city were reduced to rubble ... and were forecast to drop as low as minus 16 C (3 F) overnight. The ...
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China reports 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Tibet's Shigatse city
BEIJING (Reuters) -A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Tibet's second-largest city on Tuesday morning, the China Earthquake Networks Centre said, shaking the area surrounding Shigatse city at 9:05 a ...
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Deadly earthquake hits Tibet’s Shigatse: What we know so far
Videos aired by China’s state broadcaster CCTV showed houses destroyed with the official Xinhua News Agency saying more than 1,000 houses were damaged. The epicentre of the quake was Shigatse ...
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At least 126 people killed in China as 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Tibet holy city of Shigatse
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 ...
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Earthquake hits Tibet’s Shigatse city, tremors felt in Nepal’s Kathmandu
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake has hit Tibet’s Shigatse city, China’s state broadcaster CCTV reported. The earthquake struck at 9:05am local time (01:05 GMT) at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), according to ...
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At least 126 killed in 7.1-magnitude Tibet earthquake as tremors felt across multiple countries
Videos posted by China’s ministry of emergency management ... The impact of the powerful earthquake was felt across the Shigatse region of Tibet, one of the holiest sites in Buddhism which ...
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A personal reflection on the Xizang Shigatse earthquake
Shigatse city is renowned for its Tashilhunpo Monastery, a major tourist attraction today. This area, as indeed much of southwestern China, is sadly earthquake prone. Its magnificent scenery is ...
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China says 126 dead after 7.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Tibet
The tremor, which Chinese authorities recorded as magnitude 6.8, hit Dingri County in Shigatse, a mountainous region in western China that borders Nepal. Shigatse, which is about 240 miles from ...
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Rescue pup Lightening Jr steals hearts in quake-hit Shigatse
A search and rescue dog from Chongqing has captured online attention thanks to its rescue efforts across several villages in ...
Image of monks clearing debris taken after 2010 China quake, not recent Tibet jolt
As rescue workers waded through rubble in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in China's remote Tibet region in January 2025 ...
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Tibet's Shigatse rocked by 6.8 magnitude earthquake: China quake centre
According to China's state broadcaster CCTV, there have been 29 earthquakes with magnitudes of 3 or higher within 200 km of the Shigatse quake in the past five years, all of which were smaller ...