Strong aftershocks hit Tibet after powerful earthquake; 16 dead, 32 injured

LHASA: At least 16 people were killed and 32 were injured in a powerful earthquake that struck Tibet the other day, according to reports. As many as 546 people are missing, and a search is underway to trace them, China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The earthquake struck at 10.33 pm on Thursday, with its epicentre at a depth of 10 km in a remote mountainous area of the Nagqu region. The epicentre was located around 400 km from Lhasa.

Meanwhile, Tibet experienced further tremors early this morning. According to data from India's National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the first aftershock occurred at 5.54 am at a depth of 15 km, registering a magnitude of 4.4 on the Richter scale. A second tremor was recorded around 6.05 am, also measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale. Its epicentre was also located at a depth of 15 km. The epicentre of the second aftershock was just 508 km from Pangin in Arunachal Pradesh. The National Centre for Seismology also confirmed this.