New Delhi:
Fifty-three folks have been killed after an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 hit Tibet close to the Nepalese border at the moment, information company AFP stated quoting Chinese language media Xinhua. The tremors of the earthquake have been felt in a number of components of India, together with Bihar, Assam and West Bengal.
“Fifty-three folks have been confirmed useless, and 62 others injured as of Tuesday midday, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County within the metropolis of Xigaze in Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Area at 9:05 am Tuesday,” Chinese language state-owned Xinhua information company stated, as quoted by AFP.
In response to the Nationwide Centre for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake was recorded at 6:35 am. NCS information reveals that two extra earthquakes hit the area shortly after the primary one.
EQ of M: 4.7, On: 07/01/2025 07:02:07 IST, Lat: 28.60 N, Lengthy: 87.68 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Xizang.
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The second earthquake of magnitude 4.7 was recorded at 7:02 am at a depth of 10 km and the third earthquake of magnitude 4.9 at 7:07 am at a depth of 30 km.
EQ of M: 4.9, On: 07/01/2025 07:07:23 IST, Lat: 28.68 N, Lengthy: 87.54 E, Depth: 30 Km, Location: Xizang.
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Nepal is nestled in a geologically energetic area, the place the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates collide, forming the Himalayas and making earthquakes a frequent incidence. In 2015, practically 9,000 folks died and greater than 22,000 have been injured when a 7.8-magnitude quake struck Nepal, destroying greater than half one million properties.
The tremors have been notably felt in Bihar the place folks have been seen exterior their homes and flats. There have been no stories of any injury to property due to the earthquake.