A magnitude 7 earthquake shakes China's Tibet

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A magnitude 7 earthquake has struck China’s Tibet on Thursday evening, with no immediate reports of damage or casualtiesBEIJING -- A magnitude 7 earthquake hit China’s Tibet on Thursday evening, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The United States Geological Survey said the quake occurred at 10:33 p.m.
local time, with its epicenter 191 kilometers (119 miles) east-northeast of Nagqu, in a sparsely populated, high-altitude area of northern Tibet.

A magnitude 7 earthquake has struck China’s Tibet on Thursday evening, with no immediate reports of damage or casualtiesBEIJING -- A magnitude 7 earthquake hit China’s Tibet on Thursday evening, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The United States Geological Survey said the quake occurred at 10:33 p.m.

local time, with its epicenter 191 kilometers (119 miles) east-northeast of Nagqu, in a sparsely populated, high-altitude area of northern Tibet.

Sources: ABC News, Al Jazeera