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 Bhutan and India the quake’s app center was in the rural County of tingri according to the China earthquake Network Center the area is known as the northern gateway to the Everest region China’s state run television said that at least 130 people were injured on the Tibetan side Chinese president xiin Ping called for all out rescue efforts more than 1,500 local firefighters and rescue workers have been dispatched to the affected areas China’s shinoa news agency reported it added that some 22,000 items including tents coats quilts and beds have also been sent to the quak hit region Southwestern parts of China Nepal and Northern India are frequently hit by earthquakes caused by the Collision of the Indian and Eurasian tanic plates