{"id":133430,"date":"2025-01-07T10:08:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T04:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=133430"},"modified":"2025-01-07T10:08:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T04:38:12","slug":"devastating-earthquakes-rock-china-and-tibet-tragedy-strikes-with-36-lives-lost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=133430","title":{"rendered":"Devastating Earthquakes Rock China and Tibet: Tragedy Strikes with 36 Lives Lost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-133224\" src=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/New-Logo-Smal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"55\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">A<\/span>t least 36 people have died following a series of powerful <a href=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=128533\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">earthquakes<\/a> that struck Tibet early Tuesday. The quakes sent shockwaves as far as Delhi-NCR and various parts of North India, prompting widespread alarm.<\/span><\/h5>\n<figure id=\"attachment_133431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-133431\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Devastating Earthquakes Rock China and Tibet: Tragedy Strikes with 36 Lives Lost\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-133431 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/677ca9c39456e-china-071246300-16x9-1.jpg\" alt=\"Devastating Earthquakes Rock China and Tibet: Tragedy Strikes with 36 Lives Lost\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/677ca9c39456e-china-071246300-16x9-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/677ca9c39456e-china-071246300-16x9-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/677ca9c39456e-china-071246300-16x9-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/677ca9c39456e-china-071246300-16x9-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/677ca9c39456e-china-071246300-16x9-1-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/677ca9c39456e-china-071246300-16x9-1-1140x641.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-133431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Devastating Earthquakes Rock China and Tibet: Tragedy Strikes with 36 Lives Lost<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The most severe earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale, hit Xizang near the Nepal-Tibet border at 6:35 am, reported the National Centre for Seismology. Two significant aftershocks, measuring 4.7 and 4.9, followed in the same region. Additionally, Shigatse, Tibet\u2019s second-largest city, was hit by a separate quake of 6.8 magnitude, according to Chinese authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The tremors caused significant panic across neighboring regions, including Bihar, West Bengal, and northeastern states like Assam. In Patna and other parts of Bihar, strong tremors were felt, while Kathmandu residents reported notable shaking. \u201cI was sleeping when the bed started shaking,\u201d said Meera Adhikari, a Kathmandu resident, who shared her experience of evacuating quickly with her child.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Although the region around Shigatse frequently experiences seismic activity, with 29 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or higher occurring within a 200-km radius over the past five years, none have matched the intensity of Tuesday\u2019s 7.1 quake. This latest seismic event has heightened concerns about the region\u2019s susceptibility to natural disasters due to its location along tectonic plates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Chinese and international authorities are currently assessing the damage and coordinating rescue and relief efforts in the affected areas. While there have been no immediate reports of significant infrastructure damage in Tibet, officials continue to monitor the situation closely. In India, officials confirm that the northern states affected by the tremors have not sustained significant damage or casualties. Residents in these regions have been advised to stay vigilant and adhere to earthquake preparedness guidelines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">As the region grapples with the aftermath, rescue teams are working to assist affected communities, reflecting the urgent need for continued vigilance and preparedness in seismic hotspots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 36 people have died following a series of powerful earthquakes that struck Tibet early Tuesday. The quakes sent shockwaves as far as Delhi-NCR and various parts of North India, prompting widespread alarm. The most severe earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale, hit Xizang near the Nepal-Tibet border at 6:35 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":133431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"News Desk :"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[202],"tags":[39180,39186,39194,39191,39209,39183,39208,39212,39203,39197,39204,39200,39189,39211,39206,39179,39207,39205,39195,39202,39188,39182,39184,39193,39190,39196,39199,39187,39201,39185,39198,39210,39192,39181],"class_list":["post-133430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-international","tag-7-1-magnitude-earthquake","tag-aftershocks-4-7-4-9","tag-assam-tremors","tag-bihar-earthquakes","tag-community-assistance-earthquake","tag-delhi-ncr-earthquake","tag-disaster-relief-efforts","tag-earthquake-alerts-north-india","tag-earthquake-casualties-tibet","tag-earthquake-damage-assessment","tag-earthquake-monitoring-india","tag-earthquake-panic-north-india","tag-earthquake-preparedness-guidelines","tag-earthquake-response-coordination","tag-earthquake-safety-measures","tag-earthquakes-tibet","tag-emergency-response-tibet","tag-infrastructure-damage-tibet","tag-kathmandu-earthquake-experience","tag-national-centre-for-seismology-report","tag-natural-disasters-tibet","tag-nepal-tibet-border-tremors","tag-north-india-seismic-activity","tag-northeastern-india-earthquakes","tag-patna-tremors","tag-rescue-efforts-tibet","tag-residents-evacuate-kathmandu","tag-seismic-activity-in-tibet","tag-seismic-hotspots","tag-shigatse-earthquake","tag-tectonic-plates-tibet","tag-vigilance-after-earthquakes","tag-west-bengal-seismic-events","tag-xizang-quake"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=133430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133430\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/133431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=133430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=133430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=133430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}