At least 36 people have died in an earthquake in Tibet, China. According to the Chinese media CGTN, the death toll from the earthquake that occurred on Tuesday morning in Dingri County, China's Xizang Autonomous Region has reached 36.
According to local time on Tuesday morning, the of the earthquake happened through Dinghi county center of China's Xizang Autonomous Region near the northeastern border of Nepal. According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, China's official body for measuring earthquakes, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake occurred at 9:50 a.m. local time. According to the Center, the origin point (depth) of the earthquake is 10 km.
According to CCTV, there are 7 villages around 5 kilometers from the epicenter of the earthquake. Similarly, there are 2 cities around 20 km from the center. Videos and pictures of the collapsed buildings due to the earthquake have also been released. According to Chinese media, relief and rescue teams have been deployed in the earthquake-affected areas.
The US Geological Survey reported that the magnitude of the earthquake was 7.1. The National Earthquake Measurement Center of Nepal has recorded a 7.0 magnitude earthquake It is said to have gone . Along with various districts of Nepal, there have been reports that the earthquake was felt as far as Thimpu in Bhutan, Bihar in India and Bangladesh.
Earlier in 2008, at least 70,000 people died when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck China's Sichuan Province. Similarly, on 12th Baisakh 2072, around 9,000 people died in the Gorkha earthquake of 7.6 magnitude in Nepal.
