Strong earthquake hits Tibet; dozens dead, injured

Taiwan

Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Dozens are dead and injured after a strong earthquake struck a remote region in China's Tibet on Tuesday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 7.1-magnitude temblor struck at a depth of about 6 miles shortly after 9 a.m. local time in Tibet's Dingri County, a mountainous region located near along the border with Nepal. The China Earthquake Networks Center, which measured the initial earthquake as a magnitude 6.8, recorded several aftershocks, with the most recent

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