More than 120 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.

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's holiest cities on Tuesday, killing at least 95 people and collapsing hundreds of houses, Chinese authorities said.

A powerful earthquake has killed at least 95 people and has injured at least 130 in mountainous Tibet Tuesday, with many remaining trapped as dozens of aftershocks continued to shake the region, Chinese state media reported.