A strong earthquake shook a mountainous region in western China near Nepal on Tuesday morning, killing at least 32 people.
The official Xinhua News Agency said that 38 others have been injured, citing the regional disaster relief headquarters.
The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.1 earthquake was centered in the Tibet region at a depth of about 6 miles.
An earthquake shook a mountainous region in western China near Nepal on Tuesday morning. Xinhua/Shutterstock
China recorded the magnitude as 6.8.
The epicenter was located where the India and Eurasia plates clashed and caused uplifts in the Himalayan mountains strong enough to change the heights of some of the world’s tallest peaks.
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