Beijing, August 18 – A strong earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted southwest China’s Tibet today, but there is no report of any casualty or damage.
The quake occurred at 17:03 hrs (14:33 hrs IST) in an area between Medog, Bomi and Nyingchi counties (29.6 degrees latitude north and 95.6 degrees longitude east) in eastern Tibet.
The epicentre of the quake was in a mountainous area 4,000 meters above sea level, according to the bureau.
The latest quake comes two days after a 5.9 magnitude quake struck north China’s inner Mongolia, killing three people and injuring over 1,000.
