Sequence of earthquakes in Tibet’s Xizang
The Nationwide Centre for Seismology (NCS) documented a number of earthquakes in Xizang, a part of the Tibet Autonomous Area, on the identical morning. The preliminary 7.1 magnitude quake, equivalent in time and depth to the one reported in Nepal, was adopted by a number of aftershocks.
NCS introduced on social media, “EQ of M: 7.1, On: 07/01/2025 06:35:18 IST, Lat: 28.86 N, Lengthy: 87.51 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Xizang.” Subsequent tremors included a magnitude 4.7 quake at 7:02 AM, a 4.9 quake at 7:07 AM, and a 5.0 quake at 7:13 AM. These earthquakes ranged in depth from 7 to 30 kilometers.
Residents evacuate, no casualties reported
The seismic exercise alongside the Nepal-China border prompted residents to flee their houses and take shelter in open areas. No casualties have been reported to this point.
Meera Adhikari, a resident of Nepal, recounted her expertise: “I used to be sleeping on the time when the earthquake struck. The mattress was shaking, and I believed my youngster was transferring the mattress. I didn’t pay that a lot consideration, however the shaking of the window prompted me to suppose that it’s an earthquake. I then hurriedly referred to as my youngster and evacuated the home and got here to the open floor. I’m nonetheless shaking out of concern and am in shock.”
One other resident, Biplov Adhikari, mentioned, “I used to be in the bathroom, I seen that the door was shaking… It turned out to be an earthquake. I then hurriedly got here all the way down to the open area. My mom additionally was calling me to get out of the home.”
9000 killed in comparable quake in 2015
Nepal has skilled devastating earthquakes previously. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake in 2015 killed practically 9,000 individuals and broken round 1 million constructions throughout the nation.(Inputs from companies)
