The Mount Qomolangma (Everest) Scenic Area on the China side was closed after the earthquake, per the AP and China Daily. The AP reported that the quake's epicenter was about 50 miles northeast ...
A deadly earthquake struck near the city of Shigatse ... in a remote high-altitude region about 50 miles northeast of MountEverest, which straddles the China-Nepal border. NBC News' Janis ...
A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake centered about 50 miles from MountEverest left at least 126 dead in Tibet on Tuesday, reports say. Another 188 people have been injured on the Chinese side ...