Off the wire
Australia's planned 'Google tax' may violate int'l tax treaties: officials  • Serena Williams earns 700th win to reach semis at Miami Open  • Dollar trades in upper 119 yen zone in early Tokyo deals  • Tokyo stocks open higher on bargain hunting  • Urgent: 43 dead, 60 rescued in shipwreck off Kamchatka peninsula  • Australian research could help stop spread of prostate cancer  • Brazilians rush for Olympic tickets  • Brazil staff visit Real Madrid, Atletico training  • Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, April 2  • Interview: U.S. rate hike more likely to come in September: former Fed chief economist  
You are here:   Home

4.9-magnitude earthquake hits Tibet

Xinhua, April 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

A 4.9-magnitude quake struck Xigaze in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region Thursday morning, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

The quake occurred at 8:56 a.m. at 28.7 degrees north latitude and 86.4 degrees east longitude with a depth of 111 kilometers, it said. Endi