After a significant disaster struck China’s rocky Tibet place on Tuesday night, according to Chinese state media, at least 32 people have been confirmed dead and 38 have been injured.
The earthquake that hit Tibet’s holy Shigatse city around 09: 00 local time ( 01: 00 GMT ) had a magnitude of 7.1 and a depth of 10 kilometres ( six miles ), according to data from the US Geological Survey, which also showed a series of aftershocks in the area.
In neighboring Nepal and parts of India, earthquakes were likewise felt.
Earthquakes are common in the area, which is situated close to a significant geographical wrong line.
Shigatse is regarded as one of Tibet’s most holy locations. The Panchen Lama, a significant figure in Tibetan Buddhism, whose moral authority is next only to the Dalai Lama, is buried here.
Chinese state media reported the earthquake as having a slightly lesser magnitude of 6.8, causing “obvious” tremors and leading to the damage of over 1,000 houses.
There have been several powerful waves and collapsing buildings are visible in social media posts.
” After a major disaster, there is always a gradual absorption procedure”, Jiang Haikun, a scientist at the China Earthquake Networks Center, told CCTV.
Although a further disaster of about scale 5 may also occur, Jiang asserted that” the likelihood of a larger earthquake is low.”
The damaged region, which is located at the foot of Mount Everest and is characterized by its low temperatures, has been evacuated by the Chinese air pressure.
Both the area’s power and water have been disconnected.
While tremors were felt in Nepal, no injury or fatalities were reported, a native national in Nepal’s Namche area, near Mountain, told AFP.
Tibet’s quake commission informed the BBC on Tuesday that they were still obtaining estimates for casualties because they were unable to provide quotes.
The place, which lies on a major problem line where the Indian and Asian tectonic plates collided, is home to numerous seismic activity. In 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake near Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, killed almost 9, 000 people and injured over 20, 000.