Quakes are common in China's areas of Tibet ... 14,785 with two missing. A total of more than 2 million people were affected. The earthquake hit eight towns in the remote, mountainous counties ...

The China Earthquake ... A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit close to one of Tibet's most sacred cities on the morning of Tuesday, ...

Earthquakes in China happen most frequently on the Tibetan Plateau or its fringes. The seismically active area ... using more quake-resistant materials. Other deadly earthquakes have struck ...

Earthquakes have ... China since the 2008 Sichuan temblor, destroyed more than 3,600 houses and damaged religious structures, with aftershocks of up to 5.0 in magnitude still shaking the area.

China on December 2 within hours of each other. The first, a magnitude 4.8 quake, occurred at 10:01am. The second, seen in security footage, was a magnitude 4.6 earthquake that hit the area at 4:43pm.

Earthquakes have ... China since the 2008 Sichuan temblor, destroyed more than 3,600 houses and damaged religious structures, with aftershocks of up to 5.0 in magnitude still shaking the area.