OREANDA-NEWS Seismologists have recorded 515 aftershocks after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in the Tibet Autonomous Region in southwestern China, the Chinese Seismological Center reported.

"As of 8:00 a.m. (3:00 a.m. Moscow time) on January 8, a total of 515 aftershocks were recorded, including 488 aftershocks with a magnitude below 3.0, 27 aftershocks with a magnitude of 3.0 and higher, in particular 24 with a magnitude from 3.0 to 3.9 and three with a magnitude from 4.0 to 4.9," the statement said. the material.

The maximum aftershock of magnitude 4.4 was recorded about 18 kilometers from the epicenter of the main quake.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 occurred on Tuesday at 09:05 local time (04:05 Moscow time) on the territory of Tingri County, Shigatse District in the Tibet Autonomous Region, the earthquake was located at a depth of ten kilometers.

According to the latest data, 126 people were killed, and another 188 were injured in various degrees of severity. There was no information about Russians in the disaster area.