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A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's most revered cities on Tuesday, resulting in at least 95 fatalities and injuring over 60 people. The earthquake also caused buildings to shake across neighbouring countries, including Nepal, Bhutan, and India.

The earthquake occurred at 9:05 a.m. (0105 GMT), with its epicentre located in Tingri, a rural county that serves as the northern gateway to the Everest region. The quake had a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), as reported by the China Earthquake Networks Centre, Reuters reported.

National television broadcaster CCTV reported that at least 95 people were killed on the Tibetan side. Tremors from the quake were felt as far as Delhi-NCR and in several North Indian areas, including parts of Bihar.

Key Updates on the Earthquake:

• A 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Nepal sent tremors through Delhi-NCR and various parts of North India.
  
  
• According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake occurred at 6:35 a.m. (93 km northeast of Lobuche), near the Nepal-Tibet border.
  
  
• The epicentre was located at the point where the India and Eurasia plates collide, causing uplifts in the Himalayan mountains strong enough to alter the heights of some of the world’s tallest peaks.
  
  
• The earthquake struck Dingri County with a magnitude of 6.8 near the border with Nepal at 9:05 a.m. (0105 GMT), according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC).
  
  
• China confirmed that at least 53 people were killed in the earthquake that hit the Tibet region near the Nepal border.
  
  
• AP reports that there are a number of communities within 5 kilometres (3 miles) of the epicentre, located 380 kilometres (240 miles) from Lhasa, the capital of Tibet.
  
  
• The USGS noted that there have been 10 earthquakes of at least magnitude 6 in the area where Tuesday's quake occurred over the past century.
  
  
• Today's earthquake was the most powerful one recorded within a 200-kilometre radius in the last five years.
  
  
• In 2015, nearly 9,000 people died, and more than 22,000 were injured when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, destroying over half a million homes.

Nepal, lying on a major geological faultline, is prone to frequent earthquakes as the Indian tectonic plate pushes up into the Eurasian plate, intensifying seismic activity in the region.