Three Earthquakes Strike Tibet and China
Magnitude 7 tremor hits Tibet, followed by two more earthquakes as the region recalls August’s deadly floods
- Magnitude 7 earthquake strikes Tibet on Thursday
- Two additional tremors hit Tibet and China
- Earthquake epicentres reported near Arunachal Pradesh
- August floods reportedly killed over 1,400 people
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 22nd Oct: Three earthquakes struck Tibet and China on Thursday evening, including a powerful magnitude 7 tremor in Tibet, with the epicentres reported hundreds of kilometres from Arunachal Pradesh.
The first earthquake struck Tibet at 8:03 pm IST at a depth of 173 kilometres. Its epicentre was located around 489 kilometres north-northwest of Pandin in Arunachal Pradesh.
A second earthquake, measuring magnitude 5, hit the region at around 8:42 pm IST. It occurred at a depth of 15 kilometres, approximately 323 kilometres north-northwest of Basar in Arunachal Pradesh.
Meanwhile, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck China at 8:29 pm IST, at a depth of 15 kilometres. Its epicentre was reported around 505 kilometres north-northwest of Pangin in Arunachal Pradesh.
The tremors come weeks after devastating flash floods and landslides struck the Nepal-Tibet border region in August. The disaster reportedly killed more than 1,400 people, while floodwaters swept away homes and buildings across northern and central Nepal.
No immediate details about casualties or damage from Thursday’s earthquakes were available in the reported information.
