Temblor rattles Tibet but no casualties
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No casualties have been reported from an earthquake that shook Tibet yesterday morning, although houses were destroyed and roads damaged, the local government said.
A 6.1-magnitude quake jolted the border region of Zogang County and Markam County in Qamdo Prefecture, some 1,000 kilometers southeast of Lhasa, the capital of Tibet Autonomous Region, at 5:23am.
“We felt strong tremors in the county seat when the quake hit, and damage has been seen to houses and roads, but I have received no immediate reports of casualties,” said Zhang Hongjun, Party chief of Zogang.
However, Zhang said he was worried about the villagers in Ringo, a mountainous town. It is at the epicenter of the quake, about 75km from the county seat of Zogang.
“It will take us more time to figure out the situation there, as eight of the 12 villages in Ringo are not accessible by telecommunications or highway, so the rescuers have to go there on foot,” Zhang said.
As of 3:30pm, the quake had destroyed 21 residential buildings and damaged 17 others in the seriously-affected Temtog Township, officials said.
The quake was also felt in the neighboring Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Deqen in Yunnan Province.
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