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An earthquake in southwestern China has killed at least 95 people. Another 130 sustained injuries varying in severity, CCTV reports.
The 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck at 09:05 in Tingri County in the Tibet Autonomous Region in southwestern China, near the border with Nepal. As reported by the U.S. Geological Survey, the epicenter of the tremors was located at a depth of roughly 10 kilometers at a site 163 kilometers from the city of Shigatse, which has a population of approximately 800,000 people.
Local authorities have temporarily closed the Everest Landscape Park to tourists.