Earthquake Hits Tibet

An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale jolted the Xainza County in the Ngaqu Prefecture of Tibet Autonomous Region, at 14:14 (Beijing time) October 8.

According to China Seismological Bureau, the epicenter of the quake is located at 30.6 degrees north latitude and 88.2 degrees east longitude.

No further information has been available so far.



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