The earthquake occurred in Tibet with its epicenter located in Tingri. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's Xigaze city on Tuesday. Around 53 were killed and buildings shook across neighboring 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. The quake had a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), as reported by the China Earthquake Networks Centre, Reuters reported. National television broadcaster CCTV reported that at least 53 people were killed in the Tibetan. At least half a dozen tremors with magnitude ranging from 4 to 5 were also recorded within a time span of an hour around 7 am, according to the USGS report. Nepal lies on a major geological faultline where the Indian tectonic plate pushes up into the Eurasian plate.