No casualties or property losses reported for the 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Shuanghu, Naqu, Tibet

　　China News Service, Lhasa, November 30 (Reporter Zhao Yan) According to the official measurement of China Earthquake Networks, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred in Shuanghu County (31.76 degrees north latitude, 87.94 degrees east longitude) in Nagqu City, Tibet at 21:53 on November 30. , The focal depth is 10 kilometers.

After investigation by the staff of the Shuanghu County government, as of press time, no reports of casualties and property losses have been received.

　　Li Yu, director of the Propaganda Department of the Shuanghu County Party Committee, said that the epicenter of the earthquake was located at the junction of Shuanghu County and Shenzha County, and the county seat was not quake-free.

After investigation by the staff of various towns and townships, it was found that there were no settlements at the earthquake site, which belonged to scattered grazing sites. There were two herders stationed in tents nearby. “According to the description of the herdsmen, the earthquake was felt strongly at the time. No reports of casualties and property losses have been received yet. The situation is still being verified."

　　Shuanghu County, Nagqu City, Tibet, with an average elevation of more than 5,000 meters, is the highest county in China. It is known as the "Human Physiological Limit Test Site". Its air oxygen content is only 40% of the plains, and the number of strong winds above 8 per year is 200 days. above.

In June 2018, in order to protect the ecological environment and improve the production and living conditions of the people, Tibet began to implement the extremely high altitude ecological relocation project.

At the end of 2019, 957 households and 4,058 herdsmen from Sewu Township, Anduo County, Shuanghu County, Gacuo Township, Yaqu Township, and Cozheqiangma Township moved to the extremely high altitude of Senburi, Shannan City, which is located on the Yarlung Zangbo River. Resettlement points for regional ecological relocation.

Since then, the herdsmen at the high altitude of the Tibetan Arctic ushered in a new life.

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