<div class="css-53u6y8"><p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit western China near the border with Nepal on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey.</p></div>

<div class="css-53u6y8"><p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">The quake struck shortly after 9 a.m. at a depth of 6.2 miles in Dingri County in the Tibet region of China, Chinese state media reported.<span class="css-8l6xbc evw5hdy0"> </span>The state-run news agency Xinhua <a class="css-yywogo" href="http://www.news.cn/politics/20250107/e47cbff655a2431f9c610d8723ebb37a/c.html" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">said there had been deaths</a> in at least three townships. </p><p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">Several aftershocks were felt in the area, including in Nepal. </p><p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">The earthquake’s epicenter was recorded in Shigatse City, the second-largest city in Tibet.</p></div>

<div class="css-53u6y8"><p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">The Himalayan region is prone to powerful earthquakes. In 2015, a quake in Nepal with a magnitude of 7.8 killed nearly 9,000 people.</p><p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0"><em class="css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0">This is a developing story.</em></p><p class="css-798hid etfikam0">Berry Wang contributed research.</p></div>

The 7.1-magnitude quake, which struck the Tibet region, was felt in neighboring Nepal. Chinese state media said there had been deaths in at least three townships.{ai:summary}<p>A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck western China near the Nepal border, with the epicenter in Shigatse City. The quake occurred at a depth of 6.2 miles, leading to reported fatalities in at least three townships and several aftershocks felt in Nepal.</p><p>The Himalayan region is known for its seismic activity, highlighted by a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Nepal in 2015 that resulted in nearly 9,000 deaths. This situation is ongoing. #society</p>

7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes China’s Tibet Region Near Nepal Border

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