60 injured as shallow earthquake hits Tibet

May 11, 2016 18:04

Over 60 people were today injured, six of them seriously, when a 5.5-magnitude shallow earthquake hit the remote and mountainous region of Tibet, collapsing houses and damaging roads.

The quake, which occurred at 9:15 am (local time) near Tibet's border with Qinghai province to the north, was only seven kilometres deep.

It was strongly felt in several townships in Dengqen County in Tibet's Qamdo City and caused houses to collapse besides damaging bridges and roads. Some media reports also said that the temblor triggered landslides.

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