Earthquake in China
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Dingri County in Xigaze City, Xizang Province, at 9:05 AM Beijing time on January 7, occurring at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles).
The initial tremors were felt throughout the Himalayas, impacting neighbouring regions in Nepal, Bhutan, and parts of northern India, and were followed by several aftershocks.
The energy unleashed by the tectonic movement toppled houses in remote Himalayan villages, rocked a nearby Tibetan holy city and rattled visitors to a Mount Everest base camp.
The National Disaster Prevention, Reduction and Relief Commission has launched a level 2 national disaster response.
More than 120 people have been killed and nearly 200 have also reportedly been injured.
- Type of event
- Earthquake
- Location of event
- China
- Date of Charter Activation
- 2025-01-08
- Time of Charter Activation
- 14:37
- Time zone of Charter Activation
- UTC+08:00
- Charter Requestor
- National Disaster Reduction Center of China (NDRCC)
- Activation ID
- 942
- Project Management
- LONGFEI LIU (NDRCC)
- Value Adding
- SERTIT Rapid Mapping Service (SERTIT Rapid Mapping Service)