5.9-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS TIBET

BEIJING, OCTOBER 25 /SRNA-Reuters/ - A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the Chinese region of Tibet, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre /EMSC/.

The EMSC said the epicenter was at a depth of nine kilometers. No further information is available at this time.

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the region last week, killing 16 people.