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A magnitude 7 earthquake shakes China's Tibet

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A magnitude 7 earthquake struck China's Tibet on Thursday evening at 10:33 p.m. local time, according to the United States Geological Survey. The epicenter was located 191 kilometers east-northeast of Nagqu in a thinly populated high-altitude region. No immediate reports of damage or casualties were available.

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A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Tibet on Thursday evening local time, with its epicenter located in a high-altitude county in Nagqu, northern Tibet, according to both the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) and the United States Geological Survey. The quake occurred at 10:33 p.m. local time (1433 GMT), with CENC reporting an epicenter depth of 10 km (6.21 miles) and USGS recording it as 18 km (11 miles). Both agencies noted that the area is sparsely populated, and the average elevation within 5 km of the epicenter is about 4,864 metres. The quake was felt locally but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

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BEIJING (AP) — A magnitude 7 earthquake hit China’s Tibet on Thursday evening, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties. asserted

earthquake → hit → damage

The United States Geological Survey said the quake occurred at 10:33 p.m. local time, with its epicenter 191 kilometers (119 miles) east-northeast of Nagqu, in a sparsely populated, high-altitude area of northern Tibet. asserted

quake → say → Tibet

It put the earthquake’s depth at 18 kilometers (11 miles). asserted

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A magnitude 7 earthquake shakes China's Tibet

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