What the records say
- When
- 6 Oct 2008
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.3
- Where
- China
- Coordinates
- 29.81° N, 90.35° E
- Deaths
- 9
- Injuries
- 19
- Depth km
- 12
2008 Damxung earthquake
Earthquake in Xizang, China
The 2008 Damxung earthquake hit Damxung County, Tibet Autonomous Region, west of Lhasa, in the People's Republic of China around 16:30 China Standard Time on October 6. The Chinese state media reported that the earthquake caused 10 deaths as of October 7. Three aftershocks above magnitude 5 followed.
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