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5.4-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Tibet, National Center for Seismology Confirms

China has deployed more than 2,500 rescue personnel and evacuated 12,489 residents as aftershocks continue, authorities said.

  • A 4.5-magnitude aftershock struck Tibet on Saturday morning, two days after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake killed 16 people and injured 76. The light tremor triggered panic among residents but caused no new casualties.
  • Thursday's 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Baqen County in Nagqu, Tibet, at a depth below 10 km, causing widespread devastation and forcing the evacuation of more than 12,000 people from affected areas.
  • Authorities are deploying drones, UAVs, and satellites to locate survivors, according to reports. Relief supplies sent to the region include 1,000 prefabricated houses, 3,239 tents, 2,821 folding beds, and 4,280 quilts.
  • Monitoring the situation, Chinese President Jinping ordered "all-out search and rescue operations" while rockfalls forced closure of National Highway 317 and halted train traffic through the region.
  • Historical data indicates the region remains vulnerable, having experienced six earthquakes of magnitude 7 or above since 1900, with the largest recent event a 7.5-magnitude quake in Shuanghu in 1997.
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In Qinghai Province of China, there was an earthquake of 5.3 magnitude, reported the Chinese seismology centre, and in Zado Yushu-Tibet Autonomous District, an earthquake of 5.3 magnitude was recorded, RIA "News" transmits a reference to the Chinese seismological centre. Underground shocks occurred at 16:39 local time (11:39 ms) and the earthquake was located at a depth of 10 km. In addition, the earthquake of 5.9 magnitude was recorded off the …

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