registered the magnitude at 7.1. The earthquake's epicenter was below Dingri County in the holy city of Shigatse, or Xigazê, which is part of the autonomous region of Tibet, southwestern China.

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 ...