1997 western Xizang earthquake

The event is listed in the International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering catalogue as located in Xizang, with the origin fixed at 10:02:52.6 UTC. The catalogue entry holds moment tensor solutions, a high frequency P wave duration measurement and a mapped aftershock distribution. No casualty figure appears in the available records.

Origin time (UTC)

1997-11-08T10:02

Magnitude

7.5

Magnitude type

mwc

Depth (km)

33

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0008a97

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: earthquake, tibet, xizang, china, seismology

Coordinates: 35.069, 87.325

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above in the Himalaya since 1930

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