New Delhi:
Fifty-three folks had been killed after an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 hit Tibet close to the Nepalese border right this moment, information company AFP stated quoting Chinese media Xinhua. The tremors of the earthquake had been felt in a number of elements 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 Region at 9:05 am Tuesday,” Chinese state-owned Xinhua information company stated, as quoted by AFP.
According to the National 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, Long: 87.68 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Xizang.
For extra data Download the BhooKamp App @DrJitendraSingh @OfficeOfDrJS @Ravi_MoES @Dr_Mishra1966 @ndmaindia pic.twitter.com/3Pt2VY6jRX— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) January 7, 2025
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, Long: 87.54 E, Depth: 30 Km, Location: Xizang.
For extra data Download the BhooKamp App @DrJitendraSingh @OfficeOfDrJS @Ravi_MoES @Dr_Mishra1966 @ndmaindia pic.twitter.com/ixbmB92ZNm— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) January 7, 2025
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 had been injured when a 7.8-magnitude quake struck Nepal, destroying greater than half one million properties.
The tremors had been significantly felt in Bihar the place folks had been seen outdoors their homes and flats. There have been no experiences of any injury to property due to the earthquake.