Southwestern parts of China, Nepal and northern India are often hit by earthquakes ... quakes in Tibet in recent decades: The largest earthquake in the Lhasa block since 1950.

The epicentre was around 80 km north of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain and a popular destination for climbers ...

Uttarakhand lies in Zones IV and V of India’s earthquake zonation map ... In October 1991, Uttarkashi district was hit by one of the biggest earthquakes in the state’s history, known as ...

Tremors were also felt in Nepal and India. More than 120 people have been killed after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck ... had been recorded, the largest measuring 4.4 in magnitude, added ...

The largest earthquake in the Lhasa block since 1950 ... killed over 3,000 people in Tibet and more than 1,000 in Assam, India. In the hardest-hit areas, mountains shifted and landscapes were ...