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Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Depth 10 km Strikes Western Xizang on 11th May 2025

The current borders of the Tibet Autonomous Region were generally established in the 18th century and include about half of cultural Tibet, which was at times independent and at times under Mongol or Chinese rule. The TAR spans more than 1,200,000 km2 (460,000 sq mi) and is the second-largest province-level division of China by area. Due to its harsh and rugged terrain, it has a total population of only 3.6 million people or approximately 3 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.8/sq mi).

Yarlung kings founded the Tibetan Empire in 618. By the end of the 8th century, the empire reached its greatest extent. After a civil war, the empire broke up in 842. The royal lineage fragmented and ruled over small kingdoms such as Guge and Maryul. The Mongols conquered Tibet in 1244 and later ruled it under the Yuan Dynasty but granted the region a degree of political autonomy. The Sakya lama Drogön Chögyal Phagpa became a religious teacher to Kublai Khan in the 1250s and was made the head of the Tibetan region administration c. 1264.

MAGNITUDE 5.7 WESTERN XIZANG

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Depth: 30 km

Distances: 611 km NW of Lhasa, China / pop: 118,000 / local time: 01:27:26.4 2021-03-30

514 km WNW of Nagqu, China / pop: 30,000 / local time: 01:27:26.4 2021-03-30
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MAGNITUDE 6.3 WESTERN XIZANG #earthquake #Xizang


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Depth: 10 km

Distances: 622 km N of Kathmandu, Nepal / pop: 1,443,000 / local time: 01:52:19.4 2020-07-23

562 km NW of Lhasa, China / pop: 119,000 / local time: 04:07:19.4 2020-07-23
475 km NW of Rikaze, China / pop: 80,000 / local time: 02:07:19.4 2020-07-23
452 km N of Saga, China / pop: 3,800 / local time: 02:07:19.4 2020-07-23

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MAGNITUDE 4.3 WESTERN XIZANG #earthquake #xizang


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Depth: 10 km

Distances: 261 km NW of Thimphu, Bhutan / pop: 98,700 / local time: 10:26:18.0 2020-03-22

222 km N of Gangtok, India / pop: 30,700 / local time: 09:56:18.0 2020-03-22
99 km W of Rikaze, China / pop: 80,000 / local time: 10:26:18.0 2020-03-22

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MAGNITUDE 5.7 WESTERN XIZANG #earthquake #Xizang


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Depth: 10 km

Distances: 222 km NE of Kathmandu, Nepal / pop: 1,443,000 / local time: 07:18:14.8 2020-03-20

180 km N of Dhankutā, Nepal / pop: 22,100 / local time: 07:18:14.8 2020-03-20
167 km SW of Rikaze, China / pop: 80,000 / local time: 07:33:14.8 2020-03-20
108 km NE of Nāmche Bāzār, Nepal / pop: 2,400 / local time: 07:18:14.8 2020-03-20

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MAGNITUDE 5.7 WESTERN XIZANG

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Depth: 40 km

Distances: 371 km NW of Thimphu, Bhutan / pop: 98,700 / local time: 01:32:25.7 2018-12-24

332 km W of Lhasa, China / pop: 119,000 / local time: 03:32:25.7 2018-12-24
166 km NW of Rikaze, China / pop: 80,000 / local time: 01:32:25.7 2018-12-24
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MAGNITUDE 5.1 WESTERN XIZANG

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Depth: 10 km

Distances: 590 km NE of Ludhiāna, India / pop: 1,546,000 / local time: 02:43:19.6 2018-09-28

482 km NE of Shimla, India / pop: 174,000 / local time: 02:43:19.6 2018-09-28
296 km E of Leh, India / pop: 37,500 / local time: 02:43:19.6 2018-09-28
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