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.

The AP reports that a 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit a mountainous area of Southwest China killing ...

Last month's earthquake in Sichuan, China, has caused some 6 billion US dollars in damage to the province's agricultural sector, severely affecting over 30 million people in rural communities ...

At least 12 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in a strong earthquake which ... the authorities said. Sichuan is regularly hit by earthquakes. In 2008 more than 87,000 people ...

More than 87,000 people were killed in an earthquake in Sichuan province in 2008. The quake struck at ... Tang Sesheng told the AFP news agency that many people were taking refuge in the main ...

SOTY 2014: Sichuan Earthquake victims inspired Vanesse Lai to re-invented herself The first 72 hours after a disaster are considered the most crucial in finding survivors. It cost ...

In May 2008, a 7.9 earthquake in Sichuan province in the southwest killed ... The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking news brand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for ...

southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) ...