A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble and killing at least 126 people in Tibet. Many others were trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the remote region.

Tibet was hit by a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake in a region near the world-famous Mount Everest on Tuesday morning - with at least 95 people reported killed. The US Geological Survey said the epicenter of the quake was located 57 miles from Lobuche in Nepal,

At least 95 people are reportedly dead and 130 injured after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Western China near Mount Everest on Tuesday, Jan. 7