Powerful tremors shook Nepal’s capital Kathmandu just before dawn on Tuesday, an AFP reporter said, as a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck a remote Himalayan region in Tibet in China. Chinese state media reported that “people have been killed” following the powerful earthquake.

HONG KONG — A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck near one of Tibet ’s holiest cities Tuesday, killing at least 126 people, Chinese state media reported. The earthquake, which was recorded just after 9 a.m. (8 p.m. ET Monday), was centered at a depth of nearly 6 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

At least 95 confirmed dead, more than three dozen others injured as a powerful earthquake hits Tibet. View on euronews

A strong earthquake has shaken a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal. Tuesday's quake damaged hundreds of houses, littered streets with rubble and killed at least 126 people in Tibet.

At least 126 killed in 7.1-magnitude Tibet earthquake as tremors felt across multiple countries - Tremors felt in northern India, Bangladesh, and Bhutan