Magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Tibet kills 36 people

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Tibet has killed 36 people. This was reported by 163.com on January 7.

"As of the morning of January 7, 2025, 32 people were killed, 38 people were injured, and more than 1 thousand houses collapsed in Dingri County," the publication informed.

It is specified that there are seven villages within a radius of 5 kilometers in Tibet.

According to China Central Television(CCTV), the headquarters office of the State Earthquake Relief Council and the Ministry of Emergency Situations have sent a working group to the earthquake area to lead the earthquake relief work.

In addition, the local fire and rescue team dispatched more than 1,500 people to search and rescue people near the epicenter of the seismic activity.

The earthquake occurred on this day in China near the border with Nepal and Bangladesh. Underground tremors were recorded in the Tibet Autonomous Region. The epicenter was located at a depth of 10 km and at a distance of 63 km south-west of the city of Shigadze, which is inhabited by 80 thousand people.