https://sputniknews.in/20260908/magnitude-53-earthquake-strikes-along-china-nepal-border-seismologists-12215377.html
Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake Strikes Along China-Nepal Border: Seismologists
Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake Strikes Along China-Nepal Border: Seismologists
Sputnik India
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck China's Tibet Autonomous Region near the border with Nepal, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said on Tuesday. 08.09.2026, Sputnik India
2026-09-08T23:07+0530
2026-09-08T23:07+0530
2026-09-08T23:07+0530
world news
tibet
nepal
china
earthquake
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.in/img/07ea/09/08/12215363_0:159:3077:1890_1920x0_80_0_0_b2c4ca2f305d94856104983dd533343d.jpg
The epicenter was located 104 kilometers (64.6 miles) north of the Nepalese city of Pokhara, with the hypocenter at a depth of 35 kilometers (21.8 miles), according to seismologists.No casualties or damage have been reported.In an updated report, the seismologists downgraded the earthquake's magnitude to 4.9.In the morning of August 26, a seismic event on the China-Nepal border triggered a powerful flood that killed more than 1,300 people. It was later determined that a glacier collapse had occurred in the region.
tibet
nepal
china
Sputnik India
feedback.hindi@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2026
Sputnik India
feedback.hindi@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
News
en_IN
Sputnik India
feedback.hindi@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik India
feedback.hindi@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
tibet, nepal, china, earthquake
tibet, nepal, china, earthquake
Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake Strikes Along China-Nepal Border: Seismologists
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck China's Tibet Autonomous Region near the border with Nepal, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said on Tuesday.
The epicenter was located 104 kilometers (64.6 miles) north of the Nepalese city of Pokhara, with the hypocenter at a depth of 35 kilometers (21.8 miles), according to seismologists.
No casualties or damage have been reported.
In an updated report, the seismologists downgraded the earthquake's magnitude to 4.9.
In the morning of August 26, a seismic event on the China-Nepal border triggered a powerful flood that killed more than 1,300 people. It was later determined that a glacier collapse had occurred in the region.
