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Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes Tibet region of western China
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Baqing County in Tibet's Nagqu area at 10:33 a.m. EDT Thursday, about 183 km east-northeast of Nagqu city, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and China's quake agency. No damage reports were available yet.
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A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Tibet region of western China at 10:33 a.m. EDT Thursday, centered about 183 kilometers east-northeast of the city of Nagqu, the U.S. Geological Survey said1.
The China Earthquake Networks Center put the quake at magnitude 7.0 in Baqing County of Nagqu, at 32.40 degrees north and 93.79 degrees east, at 10:33 p.m. local time, Xinhua reported2. Both agencies placed it at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers1,2.
The USGS ShakeMap estimates peak shaking of about intensity VIII on the Modified Mercalli scale, which the agency classes as severe, near the epicenter1. The agency's PAGER estimate of possible casualties and losses was still pending at the time of filing1.
No damage or casualties had been reported in the sources read. News18, noting deadly flash floods hit the region weeks earlier, called it a developing story3.
Sources
How it’s being reported
3 versions from 2 sourcesM 7.0 - 183 km ENE of Nagqu, China
Instrumental data: magnitude, location, depth and estimated shaking.
USGS event page: M 7.0 (mww), 10 km deep, 183 km ENE of Nagqu, reviewed solution; ShakeMap peak intensity about VIII; PAGER loss estimate pending.
西藏那曲市巴青县发生7.0级地震 震源深度10千米
The official Chinese measurement and the county name.
Xinhua carries the China Earthquake Networks Center's formal reading: M7.0 at 22:33 Beijing time in Baqing County, Nagqu, 32.40N 93.79E, 10 km deep.
Leaves out No word on damage or casualties.
7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Tibet Weeks After Deadly Flash Floods
Frames the quake against recent flash floods in the region.
Short developing-story item saying more details are awaited.
Leaves out No damage, casualty or location detail beyond Tibet.