In the Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China on Wednesday morning, January 17, there was an earthquake. Its magnitude was 4.5 on the Richter scale.
According to the Chinese Seismological Center, tremors were recorded in Shuanghu County, Nagyu District. The epicenter of the earthquake lay at a depth of six kilometers. At the moment there was no data on destruction and injuries.
Recall, as reported URA-Inform, January 14 near the coast of Peru earthquake of magnitude 7.3, one person was killed.
According to the Geological Survey of the United States of America, the tremors were felt 42 kilometers south-west of the Akari settlement.