A quake of magnitude 8.0 that killed 69,227 people in May 2008 was one of China's deadliest natural disasters in decades. The strong quake in the northwestern province of Qinghai killed at least 2,698, many of them ethnic Tibetans, with 270 missing.

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 that killed at least 126 people in western China near Nepal was one of the country’s deadliest in nearly a decade.

History of deadly earthquakes in China after almost 100 killed in Tibet quake - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 that killed more than 50 people in western China near Nepal was one of the c

Two major earthquakes struck Yinchuan, China on December 2 within hours of each other. The first, a magnitude 4.8 quake, occurred at 10:01am. The second, seen in security footage, was a magnitude 4.6 earthquake that hit the area at 4:43pm.

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.

The seismically active area is where the India and Eurasia plates clash and cause uplifts that can be strong enough to change the heights of Himalayan peaks

A strong earthquake shook a mountainous region in western China near Nepal on Tuesday morning, killing around 90 people. Tremors were also felt in several parts of India.

At least 126 people were killed in Tibet by this week's earthquake of magnitude 6.8, the fifth-deadliest since 2008, data from China's National Earthquake Data Center shows.