Magnitude 5 Earthquake Hits Tibet, Hundreds of Miles North of Himalayan Flood
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A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck the Tibet Autonomous Region on China's border with Nepal, triggering a Level 5 flood alert due to the risk of a dammed lake overflowing.
The epicenter of the tremor, which struck Nyima County in Tibet on Thursday night, is located several hundred kilometres north of the Himalayan areas affected by Wednesday's floods, according to the Seismological Center of China.
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The Epoch TimesMagnitude 5 Earthquake Hits Tibet, Hundreds of Miles North of Himalayan Flood
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit Tibet, China, at a depth of 10 km. The epicenter was far from areas affected by a deadly flash flood. A 4.7 magnitude quake also occurred in Nagqu, prompting China to respond to flood threats and monitor local conditions.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 hit Tibet on Thursday night (27/8). An hour later, another earthquake of magnitude 3.2 hit Nepal
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