Strong quake jolts Tibet
2008-06-29 14:40:31 GMT 2008-06-29 22:40:31 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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BEIJING, June 29 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.5 degrees on the Richter scale hit Baingoin County of Tibet Autonomous Region, at 20:47 p.m. Sunday, according to China National Seismological Network.
The epicenter was located at 35.7 N and 88.3 E, about 370 kilometers away from the county seat of Baingoin.
The quake area, with an average altitude of 5,000 meters, is scarcely populated.
There has been no report of casualties.
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