Magnitude 5 Earthquake Hits Tibet, Hundreds of Miles North of Himalayan Flood
- A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck northern Tibet at a depth of 10 km, far north of the areas hit by earlier devastating Himalayan floods, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences .
- Over 160 people have died and nearly 1,500 are missing across Nepal and Tibet following catastrophic floods caused by a glacier collapse that blocked a Himalayan river.
- Two Irish citizens, several British nationals, and South Africans are missing after being trapped during flash floods while crossing the Nepal-Tibet border on a guided tour.
- Nepal and China warned of further flood risks from barrier lakes formed after the glacier collapse, with China initiating a Level-IV flood response and dispatching experts to observe lake conditions.
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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.
Magnitude 5 earthquake hits Tibet as more than 359 people killed by flash floods in Nepal; two Irish nationals among missing
A lake formed at the site where the flood in Nepal occurred is rising and is at risk of bursting, the country’s disaster authority said on Thursday
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