Punjab Newsline | Lhasa
A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Tibet on Thursday night, killing 16 people and injuring 54 others, according to the information available.
The tremors were felt at around 8:03 pm Indian Standard Time. The epicentre was located in Tibet’s Nagqu region, around 400 km from the regional capital, Lhasa, at a depth of 10 km below the Earth’s surface.
According to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), the tremors were clearly felt across the affected area.
Meanwhile, earthquakes measuring 4.9 magnitude in Pakistan and 4.1 magnitude in Afghanistan were also reported. Further details about the impact of these tremors were not immediately available.
