Tibet, Aug. 24 -- An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 struck Tibet on Sunday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.

As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 98km.

In a post on X, NCS said, "EQ of M: 3.4, On: 24/08/2025 14:11:02 IST, Lat: 28.09 N, Long: 88.08 E, Depth: 98 Km, Location: Tibet."

Earlier on August 19, an earthquake of magnitude 4.2 struck the region at a shallow depth of 10km.

In a post on X, the NCS said, "EQ of M: 4.2, On: 19/08/2025 13:02:51 IST, Lat: 28.36 N, Long: 87.89 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Tibet."

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