An earthquake of magnitude 7 struck Tibet on Thursday at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).
7 earthquake struck Tibet at a depth of 10 km. (Unsplash) (Representative Image)
The epicentre was located in a county in Nagqu, northern Tibet, at a depth of 10 km, data from the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), cited by Reuters, showed. The average elevation within 5 km of the epicentre is approximately 4,864 metres.
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The tremor was clearly felt in the surrounding area, CENC said. The epicentre was located around 400 km from Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, at 32.40 degrees north latitude and 93.79 degrees east longitude.
The Tibetan Plateau is prone to powerful earthquakes because it lies in a region where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates collide, generating significant seismic activity.
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