Massive earthquake of 7.1 magnitude strikes Tibet, Nepal border; at least 9 killed
NEW DELHI: At least nine people were killed, and several buildings collapsed after a massive earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck near the Tibet-Nepal border on Tuesday morning, as reported by China’s state media via AFP.
The quake, which occurred at 6.35 am IST, had its epicentre in China’s Tibet region, about 93 km northeast of Lobuche, Nepal, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
The earthquake, centred at a depth of 10 kilometres, also caused tremors felt across Bihar and several parts of North India. Lobuche, located near the Khumbu Glacier in Nepal, lies approximately 150 kilometres east of Kathmandu and is close to the Everest Base Camp.
