A powerful earthquake rocked western China Tuesday morning, killing at least 95 people and injuring dozens more in a mountainous region near Tibet and Nepal. The quake hit the Tibet region around 9 a.

At least nine people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning, according to Chinese state media.

HONG KONG — A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck near one of Tibet ’s holiest cities Tuesday, killing at least 53 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 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning, according to Chinese authorities, with tremors felt in neighboring Nepal and parts of northern India.

Tremors were also felt in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, as well as Bhutan and northern India. China says about 1,500 fire and rescue workers have been deployed to search for people in the rubble.

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's holiest cities on Tuesday, killing at least 95 people and collapsing hundreds of houses, Chinese authorities said.

Officials say 1,000 houses damaged as result of relatively shallow tremor; epicenter was about 75 km northeast of Mount Everest; aftershocks felt throughout western China and Nepal

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the earthquake occurred at 6.35 am, 93 km northeast of Lobuche, near the Nepal-Tibet border.

A powerful earthquake struck China’s Tibet region on Tuesday morning, leaving a trail of destruction. The BBC reports that at least 53 people have lost their lives, and over 62 have been injured. It triggered widespread damage,