Southwestern parts of China, Nepal and northern India are often hit by earthquakes caused by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. Since 1950, there have been 21 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above in what is know as the Lhasa block ...
Turbulence, while an unavoidable aspect of air travel, is more frequent on certain routes due to specific geographical and meteorological factors. Using data from Turbli.com, which analysed over 10,000 flight routes across 550 airports,
At least 126 people were killed after an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 hit Tibet near the Nepalese border today, news agency AFP said quoting Chinese media. The tremors of the earthquake were felt in parts of India,
A strong earthquake shook a mountainous region in western China near Nepal on Tuesday morning, killing around 90 people. Tremors were also felt in several parts of India.
Deadly earthquake strikes Tibet, killing 95 and injuring 130, with aftershocks felt in China, Nepal, and India.
Turbulence is a common phenomenon in air travel, with certain flight routes experiencing it more frequently due to factors like mountains, jet streams, and weather systems. A study of over 10,000 routes found the Mendoza to Santiago (Argentina to Chile) flight as the most turbulent,
The earthquake had a shallow depth of just 10 kilometres, which contributed to the intensity of the tremors felt across neighboring regions, including Nepal, Bhutan, and parts of northern India.
China recorded the magnitude as 6.8. The epicenter was located where the India and Eurasia plates clash ... which was 380 kilometers (240 miles) from Lhasa, the capital of Tibet and about 23 ...
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