A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck a mountainous region in western China near Nepal on Tuesday morning, killing at least nine people. The epicenter was located in the Tibet region, where the India and Eurasia plates clash, causing frequent seismic activity.
A strong earthquake shook a mountainous region in western China near Nepal on Tuesday morning, killing at least nine people.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.1 earthquake was centered in the Tibet region at a depth of about 10 km. China recorded the magnitude as 6.8.The epicentre was located where the India and Eurasia plates clash and cause uplifts in the Himalayan mountains strong enough to change the heights of some of the world’s tallest peaks.
CCTV said there were a handful of communities within 5km of the epicentre, which was 380km from Lhasa, the capital of Tibet and about 23km from the region's second-largest city of Xigaze.
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