Strong earthquake kills at least 9 people in western China

BEIJING (AP) — A strong earthquake shook a mountainous region in western China near Nepal on Tuesday morning, killing at least nine people.

State broadcaster CCTV cited the Ministry of Emergency Management for the toll but did not say what caused the deaths.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.1 earthquake was centered in the Tibet region at a depth of about 10 kilometers (6 miles). China recorded the magnitude as 6.8.

The epicenter was located where the India...