A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 hit western China near Nepal, resulting in at least 96 deaths and making it one of the deadliest earthquakes in the country's recent history.
A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck western China near Nepal on Tuesday, killing at least 96 people. This makes it one of the deadliest earthquakes in recent years for the country. Earthquakes in China are most frequent on the Tibetan Plateau or its borders, where the India and Eurasia plates clash, causing uplift that can change the heights of Himalayan peaks. The 2008 Sichuan earthquake, a 7.9 magnitude, killed nearly 90,000 people.
The collapse of buildings, including schools, led to years of rebuilding efforts using earthquake-resistant materials. Other devastating earthquakes have hit Yunnan province south of Sichuan, as well as Qinghai and Gansu provinces
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