A recent earthquake in Tibet has claimed the lives of at least 95 individuals.
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, near the borders with Nepal and India. This was reported by CNN on Tuesday, January 7.
According to seismologists, the earthquake occurred on January 7 at 09:05 AM local time. The epicenter was located in the Tingri region, approximately 380 kilometers from Lhasa and 23 kilometers from the city of Shigatse, where the traditional residence of the Panchen Lama, Tashilhunpo Monastery, is situated.
Death toll Update
— Chaudhary Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez) January 7, 2025
53 dead in quake in Tibet region & 100 were injured when a powerful #earthquake struck #Tibet region on Tuesday.
#Sismo #deprem #Earthquakes #earthquakeinnepal #TibetEarthquakepic.twitter.com/hBB5AOS2do pic.twitter.com/vnS6vDvuGj
According to media reports, at least 95 people have died as a result of the earthquake, and another 130 have been injured. The region has experienced significant damage. Rescue operations are ongoing, with about 1,500 firefighters and rescuers deployed to search for people trapped under the rubble.
དིང་རི་ལ་ས་ཡོམ་བྱུང་ནས་མི་༣༦རྐྱེན་འདས་སུ་སོང་བ།At least 35 people have been reported dead after a powerful earthquake in Tingri County of Shigatse City in Tibet. China’s central news confirmed 9 people dead, but on Weibo, several sources confirmed that 36 people have died #Tibet pic.twitter.com/YJYOzp6yDd
— Tseringkyi ཚེ་རིང་སྐྱིད། (@Tibetankyi) January 7, 2025
After the initial earthquake in Tibet, several aftershocks of up to 4.4 magnitude occurred. These were felt in the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu, as well as in Bhutan and northern India.
It is worth noting that on December 19, 2023, an earthquake occurred in China. As a result of the natural disaster, over 110 people died in two provinces of the country.