China News Service, Lhasa, August 17 (Zhao Lang) According to the official measurement of the China Seismological Network, a magnitude 4.6 earthquake occurred in Nyima County, Nagqu City, Tibet at 19:23 on August 17 with a focal depth of 7 kilometers and an epicenter located at north latitude. 33.05 degrees, 86.81 degrees east longitude. After verification, there were no casualties or property losses.
There are villages within 10 kilometers of the earthquake, and Rongma Township within 20 kilometers. A reporter from China News Agency verified with the staff in Rongma Township, Nima County that when the earthquake occurred, the tremor felt strong and lasted for two to three seconds. On July 23 this year, there was a 6.6 magnitude earthquake in the area. In addition to several minor earthquakes in the subsequent period, the local people are still temporarily living in the earthquake relief tents, so no casualties occurred.
According to the China Earthquake Network Express Catalog, 66 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or higher occurred within 200 kilometers of the epicenter in the past 5 years, and more than 10 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or higher occurred in less than one month. The largest earthquake occurred in Nima on July 23 this year. The 6.6 magnitude earthquake occurred in the county, 16 kilometers away from the epicenter.
Nima County is located in northern Tibet, in the lake basin area of the Qiangtang Plateau, bordering Xinjiang, with Kunlun Mountains and Hoh Xil Mountains in the north, and Gangdisi Mountains in the south. The average elevation is more than 5,000 meters, and the north is a vast uninhabited land. There are many lakes in the territory, and the economy is dominated by animal husbandry. (Finish)