A man stands in front of a sign marking 70 years since Chinese rule over Tibet Autonomous Region, on the Potala Palace Square during a government-organised media tour to Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China June 1, 2021. Picture taken June 1, 2021.
A man stands in front of a sign marking 70 years since Chinese rule over Tibet Autonomous Region, on the Potala Palace Square during a government-organised media tour to Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China June 1, 2021. Picture taken June 1, 2021.Reuters
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Earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes China's Tibet

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An earthquake of magnitude 7 ​struck China's southwestern region of Tibet ‌at around 10:33pm (1433 GMT) on Thursday, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said.

It ​was not immediately known if there ​were any casualties or damage.

The epicentre ⁠was in a high-altitude county ​in Nagqu, northern Tibet, at a depth ​of 10 km (6.21 miles), and the average elevation within 5 km of the epicentre is ​about 4,864 metres, CENC data ​showed.

The quake, the strongest to hit China since ‌January ⁠2024, was clearly felt in the local area, CENC said. The epicentre was around 400 km from the Tibetan ​capital of ​Lhasa.

In ⁠2010, a magnitude 7.1 tremor struck Yushu, around 280 km ​away in neighbouring Qinghai province, ​killing ⁠at least 2,698 people and leaving nearly 300 people missing.

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