Powerful tremors shake Nepal's capital as quake kills 95 in China's Tibet region

A devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 95 people and collapsed "many buildings", state media reported, with tremors also felt in neighbouring Nepal's capital Kathmandu and parts of India.

The powerful quake struck Tingri county with a magnitude of 6.8 near the border with Nepal at 9:05 am, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The US Geological Survey reported the tremor as magnitude 7.1.