Tibet 5 5 Earthquake

At least five persons, including an 83-year-old woman, were today killed in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region after a powerful earthquake of 7.9 magnitude jolted neighbouring Nepal.

Parts of Tibet were rocked by two earthquakes this morning. A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the border region of Zogang County and Markam County at Qamdo Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region at 5:23 am today (Beijing Time), China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said.

At least five persons, including an 83-year-old woman, were today killed in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region after a powerful earthquake of 7.9 magnitude jolted neighbouring Nepal.

Parts of Tibet were rocked by two earthquakes this morning. A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the border region of Zogang County and Markam County at Qamdo Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region at 5:23 am today (Beijing Time), China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said.