Istanbul (ANTARA) \u2013 A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck China\u2019s Tibet\nAutonomous Region on Thursday, and the US Geological Survey (USGS)\nwarned of the potential for widespread damage.<\/p>\n
The earthquake occurred at 22:33 local time, or 14:33 GMT (21:33\nWIB), at a depth of 10 kilometres, about 183 kilometres from the city of\nNagqu in the northern part of the region, officially known as\nXizang.<\/p>\n
The USGS issued a yellow alert for potential casualties, meaning some\npeople may have died. It also issued an orange alert for potential\neconomic losses.<\/p>\n
An orange alert indicates the possibility of significant damage with\npotentially widespread impacts. The USGS estimated economic losses at\nless than 1 per cent of China\u2019s gross domestic product (GDP).<\/p>\n
\u201cPrevious earthquakes with this level of alert have required a\nregional or national response,\u201d the USGS said in a statement.<\/p>\n
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage caused by the\nearthquake. However, the USGS said people in the area generally live in\nbuildings vulnerable to earthquake shaking.<\/p>\n
Chinese authorities activated a Level II emergency response, the\nnational news agency Xinhua reported.<\/p>\n
The response is applied when an initial assessment classifies an\nearthquake as a serious disaster, or when a magnitude 6.5 to below 7.0\nearthquake strikes an important area.<\/p>\n
Tibet was previously hit by major flash floods in August, triggered\nby an ice-and-rock avalanche on Mount Langtang Lirung in Nepal.<\/p>\n
Nearly 1,500 people were killed on both sides of the border, while\nthousands more remain missing. In China, 43 people died and 519 were\nreported missing.<\/p>\n
Of those reported missing in Tibet, 261 were foreign nationals, the\nreport said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/magnitude-7-0-earthquake-hits-tibet-china-1792723993", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }