BEIJING (Reuters) - Tibet was struck with a magnitude 6.8 earthquake on Tuesday ... over 3,000 people in Tibet and more than 1,000 in Assam, India. In the hardest-hit areas, mountains shifted ...

The worst of these earthquakes that was recorded was the great Assam-Tibet Earthquake that took place on Independence Day in the year 1950. The earthquake had a 8.6 magnitude and was in the same ...

Over the years, the region has seen some massive quakes, like the 1950 Assam-Tibet earthquake (8.6 magnitude) and the 1897 Shillong earthquake (8.1 magnitude) -- both among the strongest in history.

Get in touch with Chloe Mayer by emailing c.mayer@newsweek.com At least 126 people were killed by a powerful earthquake ... the "physical and political inaccessibility of Tibet has limited ...

An earthquake of 7.1 magnitude hit Tibet near the Nepalese border early this morning killing 126 people, with tremors felt in several parts of India, including Bihar, Assam and West Bengal.