CCTV.com News: According to the Weibo of the Ministry of Emergency Management, China Earthquake Network determined that at 9:5 on January 7, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Dingri County, Shigatse City, Tibet (28.50 degrees north latitude and 87.45 degrees east longitude) with a focal depth of 10 kilometers. According to preliminary statistics, the earthquake has caused casualties.
After the earthquake, the Office of the State Council Earthquake Rescue and Disaster Relief Command and the Ministry of Emergency Management launched a third-magnitude earthquake emergency response and sent a working group to the earthquake zone to guide earthquake relief work.
The local fire rescue team has sent more than 1,500 people to investigate and rescue near the epicenter.
