More than 100 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning, with tremors felt across the Himalayas in neighboring Nepal, Bhutan and parts of northern India.

Chinese state media said at least 126 people had died in the magnitude 7.1 quake near an area of religious significance in Tibet. It was felt in neighboring Nepal.

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said more than 1,000 homes were damaged in the barren and sparsely populated region.

A major earthquake hit a secluded region of Tibet on the morning of January 7, resulting in considerable destruction. Authorities in China reported that the earthquake struck the northern foothills of the Himalayas,

The magnitude 6.8 quake's epicentre was in China's Tibet region, about 80 km (50 miles) north of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain. An initial survey showed 3,609 homes had been destroyed in the Shigatse region of Tibet,

STORY: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's holiest cities on Tuesday morning, Chinese authorities said. It killed dozens of people and shook buildings in neighboring Nepal,

A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble and killing at least 95 people in Tibet. Many others were trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the remote region.