The epicenter was in a remote high-altitude region about 50 miles northeast of Mount Everest, which straddles the China-Nepal border. NBC News' Janis Mackey Frayer reports for Early Today.

A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake centered about 50 miles from Mount Everest left at least 126 ... have been injured on the Chinese side of the border, the Associated Press reported, citing ...

China has closed for tourists the scenic areas of its side of Mt Everest, also known as Mount ... Located at the China-Nepal border, Mount Qomolangma reaches an altitude of more than 8,840 metres ...

northeast of Mount Everest, which straddles the China-Nepal border. The area is seismically active and is where the India and Eurasia plates clash and cause uplifts in the Himalayan mountains ...

China's Ministry ... side of the border, the official Xinhua News Agency said. About 150 aftershocks were recorded in the nine hours after the earthquake, and the Mount Everest scenic area on ...

The quake struck rural, high-altitude Tingri county, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) north of Mount Everest near China's border with Nepal ... materials such as stone, mud bricks and wooden ...

Earthquake in Tibet: Everest tourism put on hold as safety ... the facilities have remained in good condition. Located at the China-Nepal border, Mount Qomolangma reaches an altitude of more ...

BEIJING (AP) — A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal ... The area around Mount Everest, about 75 kilometers (50 miles) southwest of the epicenter ...