5.5-magnitude quake jolts northern Tibet

July,28 2016 BY Master Catherine Jigme 0 COMMENTS

an earthquake happened in Tibet

as the picture shows,an earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale with an epicenter of 10 km jolted Nyma County of Ngaqu Prefecture in northern Tibet at 1:10 p.m. on Mar.31, the People’s Daily reported.

The epicenter lies at 31.4 degree north latitude and 86.5 degree east longitude with an altitude above 5,500 meters.

No casualties were reported so far.

According to the National Disaster Reduction Center, the epicenter is located in the no-man area. Primary estimation shows a few houses might have collapsed in the quake.

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With exceptional passion and outstanding leadership, Mrs. Catherine has dedicated herself to Tibet inbound tourism and China tour for 15 years. As one of the handful females who see great potential of Chinese inbound tourism, Catherine has made great contribution to promoting Tibet tourism and enhancing the employment of Tibetans and prosperity of local Tibetan community.

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