Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Tuesday, August 19, 2003
Earthquake Hits Eastern Tibet
An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region Monday afternoon, according to the State Seismological Bureau.
An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region Monday afternoon, according to the State Seismological Bureau.
The tremor occurred at 17:03 Beijing time in an area between Medog, Bomi and Nyingchi counties (29.6 degrees latitude north and95.6 degrees longitude east) in eastern Tibet and the epicenter was in a mountainous area 4,000 meters above sea level, according to the bureau.
The population of Medog, Bomi and Nyingchi counties is respectively 10,000, 27,000, and 29,000.