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A number of aftershocks followed and the Tibetan government had despatched earthquake officials to the sparsely populated region, it said. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recorded the tremor, which was felt as far as New Delhi, at 6.3 magnitude and at a depth of 21.7 miles (35 km). The quake was strongly felt in some townships and cracks had appeared in some buildings, Xinhua news agency said, citing an unnamed official from Zhongba county, part of Xigaze Prefecture in Tibet, which has a population of about 18,000. It said local authorities were still assessing the situation in remote townships. The quake was felt in Nepal and in New Delhi, where witnesses said buildings swayed. In Nepal, authorities said they were trying to find out whether there was any loss of life.
Earthquake Details
Magnitude 6.3
Date-Time * Monday, August 25, 2008 at 13:22:02 UTC * Monday, August 25, 2008 at 09:22:02 PM at epicenter *
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 30.899°N, 83.623°E Depth 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region WESTERN XIZANG
Distances 230 km (140 miles) NE of Jumla, Nepal
295 km (185 miles) N of Pokhara, Nepal
370 km (230 miles) NNE of Nepalganj, Nepal
390 km (245 miles) NNW of KATHMANDU,
Nepal Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 8.5 km (5.3 miles); depth fixed by location program Parameters NST= 80, Nph= 80, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.02 sec, Gp= 36°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=Q Source * USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Event ID us2008wdaj
