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6.3-magnitude quake reported in Tibet

The U.S. Geological Survey says Tibet has been hit by a magnitude-6.3 earthquake. ...full story at CNews

from CNews on Mon, Aug 25 2008

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05 Aug 08 visit Strong quake magnitude 6.0 rocks Sichuan even as Olympic torch ends its journey  »  Shanghaiist The U.S. Geological Survey, via Reuters newswire, reported that a potentially destructive 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan, China, at 0949 GMT (that would be 5:49 Shanghai time) on Tuesday. The temblor was centered 30 miles north-northwest of...
25 Sep 08 visit 6.0 quake shakes Tibet, no casualties reported as yet  »  Shanghaiist It just won't stop. This news just in from AP:A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southwestern Tibet on Thursday near the border with Nepal, close to an area hit late last month by a stronger quake that damaged hundreds of homes. There were no immediate...
26 Aug 08 visit More aftershocks jolt southwest Tibet, no fatalities reported  »  People's Daily As of 8 a.m. on Tuesday, 174 aftershocks were recorded in Zhongba County in southwestern Tibet, following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake late on Monday, the Tibet Autonomous Regional Earthquake Bureau said. No casualties have been reported from any of...
12 Oct 08 visit More than 60,000 affected in Tibet quake  »  People's Daily An earthquake followed by some 1,000 aftershocks has affected more than 60,000 people in the Tibet Autonomous Region this week, the local government said in a news conference Saturday. Since Monday's 6.6-magnitude quake struck Damxung County in...
27 Aug 08 visit Two thousand evacuated after quake in Tibet  »  People's Daily About 2,000 people were safely evacuated from their homes after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region late on Monday. Authorities on Tuesday were assessing the impact of the quake, which struck at 9:22 p.m. with...

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