Chinese state media said at least 126 people had died in the magnitude 7.1 quake near an area of religious significance in Tibet. It was felt in neighboring Nepal.

BEIJING — A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of southwestern China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble and killing at least 126 people in Tibet. Many others were trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the remote region.

More than 400 survivors were rescued in Tibet after a devastating earthquake killed at least 126 people in a holy city for Tibetan Buddhists, Chinese state media reported. More than 14,000 rescue workers arrived to look for survivors in Shigatse,