Nepal Earthquake 2025 Magnitude. Rescue workers climbed mounds of broken bricks, some using ladders in. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the northern foothills of the himalayas near the city of xigaze in tibet autonomous region in china on tuesday, killing at least 95 people and injuring 130 and shaking buildings in neighbouring nepal, bhutan and india.

Many others were trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the remote region. Strong tremors were felt across kathmandu and other western districts.