No casualties reported as 5.5-magntiude earthquake jolts southwest Tibet

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(TibetanReview.net, May12’25) – An earthquake of what China said was of 5.5-magnitutde has struck early this morning an area in Tibet that was previously hit also by the devastating 6.8-magnitude earthquake of Jan 7 this year, according to Chinese state media. Though strongly felt, there are no immediate reports of casualties, perhaps because most of the people were living in makeshift shelters after the Jan 7 earthquake disaster.

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Lhatse County in Shigatse City of Tibet Autonomous Region at 5:11 am Monday, with no casualties reported, reported China’s official Xinhua news agency, citing local authorities.

The epicentre was stated to have been monitored...

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