China Earthquake Networks Centre
Death Toll Rises to 53 in Tibet Earthquake as Relief Efforts Intensify
The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck Dingri County in Xigaze City, within the Xizang Autonomous Region, has risen to 53, with 62 others injured, according to state media reports cited by the Taipei Times. The quake, measuring 6.8 in magnitude, caused extensive destruction, including the collapse of numerous buildings.
5.9 magnitude earthquake rocks western Chinese province
A shallow 5.9–magnitude earthquake shook China’s remote far-western Xinjiang region on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, with pictures on social media showing food knocked from store shelves and students evacuated from schools.
The quake was 13 kilometres deep, USGS said, with the epicentre about 100 kilometres west of the regional capital Urumqi, state broadcaster CCTV said.