Tibet Earthquake: A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Tibet on Saturday. The quake hit the Himalayan country two days after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake was felt in the region in which at least 16 people were killed and 76 were injured.
The National Center for Seismology stated that a magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred at 14.09 IST, with its epicenter at 32.532° N, 93.723° E in Tibet, at a depth of 15 km. No information about loss of the lives or properties emerged so far.
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Last night, Tibet's neighbouring country, Myanmar also felt earthquake with a magnitude 5.2. The earthquake struck Myanmar at 10.36 pm (local time). According to the National Center for Seismology, the seismic event was centered at coordinates 26.031 N and 95.478 E, at a depth of 115 kilometers. No information about loss of the lives or properties emerged from Mayanmar.
16 Killed After Massive Earthquake Rocked Tibet On Thursday
The earthquake struck Nagqu, a city north of Tibet's capital Lhasa that is some 4,800 metres (15,748 feet) above sea level, on Thursday. At least 339 homes collapsed on Thursday. Rescuers combed through a remote area in Tibet on Friday after the earthquake killed at least 16 people and left 76 injured.
China's national broadcaster CCTV aired footage on Friday showing collapsed houses and shattered stone walls in Nagqu. More than 12,000 residents in the region were evacuated, with additional shelters under construction.
No one was reported missing in Baqen County in Nagqu, where the earthquake struck. Search and rescue efforts are complicated by the geography and low temperatures, officials said.
As of Friday afternoon, rescuers had done three rounds of searches, going through each household and each village, said Dunzhu, the acting mayor of Nagqu city, at a news conference. More than 5,000 people from three local counties were deployed for rescue efforts. Supplies including 2,000 prefabricated housing units, around 3,400 tents and 2,000 folding beds, as well as flashlights and winter clothing, arrived in the region.
The US Geological Survey said the quake occurred at 10:33 pm local time on Thursday, with its epicentre 191 kilometres (119 miles) east-northeast of Nagqu. It put the earthquake's depth at 18 kilometres (11 miles). The US agency recorded at least seven aftershocks with magnitudes between 4.3 and 5.2, all of them with a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles).
(With Agencies Inputs)
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