Earthquake hits Dingri County, Shigaze City, Tibet Autonomous Region
Tibet Earthquake: Earthquake tremors have been felt once again in Tibet. The intensity of the earthquake has been measured at 4.5 on the Richter scale. Earlier on Tuesday, an earthquake of 6.8 magnitude had hit Shigaze city in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, killing at least 53 people and injuring 62 others. According to the regional disaster relief headquarters, the earthquake was felt in Dingri County, Shigaze city of Tibet Autonomous Region at 9:05 am on Tuesday (China time).
The epicenter of the earthquake was in Shijang of Tingri County.
According to the news of government news agency ‘Xinhua’, 53 people died and 62 others were injured due to the earthquake of 6.8 magnitude. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Indian National Seismological Center reported the earthquake’s magnitude as 7.1 and said its epicenter was at Shizhang in China’s Tingri County, about 90 kilometers northeast of Lobutse in the Khumbu Himalayan range in north-eastern Nepal. Is. However, China recorded the earthquake’s magnitude at 6.8. According to ‘Xinhua’, according to the report released by China Earthquake Network Center, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers.
The earth shook in Nepal also
Meanwhile, people came out of their homes due to the powerful earthquake that occurred in Kathmandu, Nepal. The impact of the earthquake was also felt in Kabrepalanchok, Sindhupalanchok, Dhading and Solukhumbu districts. Frightened by the earthquake in Kathmandu, people came out of their homes. For some time, people saw the trees and electric wires along the roads shaking. According to the USGS report, earthquakes of magnitude four to five were recorded at least six times within an hour around 7 am. This earthquake was so powerful that the people of Nepal got scared. It was reminiscent of a massive earthquake in 2015 that killed 9,000 people.
People came out of their homes after feeling the tremors of earthquake in Nepal.
No news of damage in Nepal
Nepal Police spokesperson says that till now they have not received any information about any major damage or human loss. Nepal Police spokesperson Bishvo Adhikari said that due to the epicenter of the earthquake being in Tibet, people living in northern Nepal felt more intense tremors. Language
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