More than 120 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning, with tremors felt across the Himalayas in neighboring Nepal, Bhutan and parts of northern India.

The most powerful of these, measuring 7.1 in magnitude, was the strongest in this region since the devastating April 2015 earthquake in Nepal that had killed about 10,000 people.

According to regional disaster relief headquarters, the 6.8 magnitude quake took place at 9:05 am Tuesday (Beijing Time). However, according to the The US Geological Service, the quake's magnitude was 7.

Old earthquake footage has resurfaced online in the aftermath of a devastating tremor on January 7 that killed at least 126 people in China's remote Tibet region. One video of a large crack that opened up on a road was shared across social media in several languages,

At least 126 killed in 7.1-magnitude Tibet earthquake as tremors felt across multiple countries - Tremors felt in northern India, Bangladesh, and Bhutan

At least 120 people have lost their lives in Tibet after a powerful earthquake struck the region on Tuesday morning, with tremors also felt in Nepal and Bhutan. The 7.1-magnitude quake hit at 9:05 a.m.