Strong quake rocks Tibet
BEIJING (AFP) — A 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked Tibet in southwestern China late Monday, the US Geological Survey said but there were no immediate reports of major damage or casualties.
The quake struck at 9:22 pm (1322 GMT), 225 kilometres (140 miles) northeast of Jumla, Nepal, at a depth of 35 kilometres, the USGS said.
China's official Xinhua news agency said the quake, which hit sparsely populated Zhongba County in Xigaze prefecture in southern Tibet, was measured at 6.8 on the Richter scale.
A county government worker said it was strongly felt in some towns and cracks had appeared in some buildings, according to Xinhua.
Two aftershocks, of 5.3 and 5.2 magnitudes, later rattled the area, the USGS said.
A massive quake hit southwest China's Sichuan province in May, leaving nearly 70,000 dead, with about 18,000 people still missing.
