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Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes China's Tibet

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes China's Tibet
An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Tibet early on Monday.
PHOTO: Screengrab/USGS
PUBLISHED ONMay 12, 2025 3:50 AM

BEIJING — An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Tibet early on Monday (May 12), the China Earthquake Administration (CEA) said.

The quake hit the city of Shigatse at 5.11am, at a depth of 10km.

Authorities have dispatched emergency response services and no casualties have been reported so far, CEA said.

In January, more than 120 died in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Tibet's Tingri county, around 240km away from Shigatse.

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