On Tuesday, a powerful earthquake struck the mountainous region of Tibet, leaving at least 53 people dead and hundreds injured. The quake, with a magnitude of 6.8, was felt in neighboring Nepal and India, causing panic among residents. The China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) reported multiple aftershocks, the largest of which measured 4.4 in magnitude. Emergency workers have been deployed to search for survivors in the rubble. A holy city, Xigaze, the seat of the Panchen Lama, was among the areas affected, with buildings collapsing and debris spilling out onto roads. Earthquakes are common in the region, but Tuesday's quake was the most powerful recorded within a 200-kilometer radius in the last five years. A 7.8-magnitude quake killed some 9,000 people in Nepal in 2015.