At least 95 reported killed as powerful earthquake hits Tibet

Chinese officials report that a strong earthquake has killed at least 95 people in Tibet and left many others injured and trapped. The official Xinhua News Agency, citing the regional disaster relief headquarters, reported that 130 people were injured on the Tibetan in the quake on Tuesday, as dozens of aftershocks shook the region of western China and the neighbouring state of Nepal. Earlier, Xinhua reported 53 people had been killed and 62 injured. Some 1,500 firefighters and rescue workers were deployed to search for people in the rubble, the Ministry of Emergency Management said. The quake struck at 9:05am local time (01:05 GMT) at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center, which recorded a magnitude of 6.8. However, the United States Geological Survey measured its magnitude as 7.1. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake is considered strong and capable of causing severe damage. Multiple aftershocks were also reported, with the strongest measuring a magnitude of 4.4. Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu reports from Beijing. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Tibet #Earthquake #TibetEarthquake #ChinaEarthquake #Shigatse #China #Nepal #India #AlJazeeraEnglish