HONG KONG — A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck near one of Tibet ’s holiest cities on Tuesday, killing at least 32 people, Chinese state media reported. The earthquake was recorded just after 9 a.m. (8 p.m. ET Monday) and was centered at a depth of nearly 6 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

At least 32 people have been confirmed dead after a major earthquake struck China's mountainous Tibet region on Tuesday morning, Chinese state media reported.

A strong earthquake shook a mountainous region in western China near Nepal on Tuesday morning, killing at least nine people. State broadcaster CCTV cited the Ministry of Emergency Management for the toll but did not say what caused the deaths.

The 7.1-magnitude quake, which struck the Tibet region, was felt in neighboring Nepal. Chinese state media said there had been deaths in at least three townships.

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.

At least 32 people have died and a further 38 injured after a strong earthquake in China, according to the country's state media. The 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck in a mountainous area in the autonomous Tibet region, near the border with Nepal, shortly after 9.05am on Tuesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre.

A powerful earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 32 people and collapsed "many buildings" on Tuesday, state media reported, with tremors also felt in neighbouring Nepal's capital Kathmandu and parts of India.

A strong earthquake shook a mountainous region in western China near Nepal on Tuesday morning, killing at least nine people.

A powerful earthquake struck western China near the Nepal border, causing at least nine deaths. The magnitude 7.1 quake hit a mountainous region in Tibet. The US Geological Survey and China's monitoring agency recorded varying quake magnitudes,