A 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri county in Shigatse of Xizang Autonomous Region at 9:05 am Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 28.5 degrees north latitude and 87.45 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 10 km, said a report issued by the CENC, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

There are seven villages within a 5-kilometer radius of the earthquake and two towns within a 20-kilometer radius. The average elevation within a 5-kilometer area around the epicenter is approximately 4,259 meters, according to CCTV News.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 jolted 90 km Northeast of Lobuche, Nepal at 01:05:16 GMT on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 28.58 degrees north latitude and 87.39 degrees east longitude, according to Xinhua.

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