Earthquake Of Magnitude 4 Strikes Tibet, Second In A Day
Second earthquake struck Tibet on Wednesday, measuring 4.0 magnitude, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.
As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10km, making it susceptible to aftershocks.
In a post on X, the NCS said, "EQ of M: 4.0, On: 30/07/2025 11:31:02 IST, Lat: 28.32 N, Long: 87.65 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Tibet."
EQ of M: 4.0, On: 30/07/2025 11:31:02 IST, Lat: 28.32 N, Long: 87.65 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Tibet.
For more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/5gCOtjdtw0 @DrJitendraSingh @OfficeOfDrJS @Ravi_MoES @Dr_Mishra1966 @ndmaindia pic.twitter.com/zWh8QZNFoj
— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) July 30, 2025
Earlier in the day, an earthquake measuring 4.3 had struck the region.
In a post on X, the NCS said, "EQ of M: 4.3, On: 30/07/2025 06:58:42 IST, Lat: 28.36 N, Long: 87.68 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Tibet."
EQ of M: 4.3, On: 30/07/2025 06:58:42 IST, Lat: 28.36 N, Long: 87.68 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Tibet.
For more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/5gCOtjcVGs @DrJitendraSingh @OfficeOfDrJS @Ravi_MoES @Dr_Mishra1966 @ndmaindia pic.twitter.com/GZJhhHARiu
— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) July 30, 2025
Shallow earthquakes are generally more dangerous than deep earthquakes. This is because the seismic waves from shallow earthquakes have a shorter distance to travel to the surface, resulting in stronger ground shaking and potentially more damage to structures and greater casualties.
The Tibetan Plateau is known for its seismic activity due to tectonic plate collisions.
Tibet and Nepal lie on a major geological fault line where the Indian tectonic plate pushes up into the Eurasian plate, and earthquakes are a regular occurrence as a result of it. The region is seismically active due to tectonic uplifts that can grow strong enough to change the heights of the Himalayas' peaks.
Meanwhile, downpour in Tibet early on Wednesday morning triggered flood in rivers flowing in Nepal, prompting authorities to issue warning in three districts.
The district of Rasuwa, adjoining the Tibetan side which was hit by a flash flood on July 8 had claimed seven lives with over a dozen still missing, after Lhende River swept infrastructure near Nepal-China border.
Heavy rainfall in Tibet earlier this morning has triggered flooding in the Trishuli River, raising water levels in areas around Uttar Gaya in Rasuwa and the Trishuli 3B Hub in Kispang. Authorities have issued warnings as water flow continues to rise in the Rasuwagadhi area.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Time of India
17 minutes ago
- Time of India
Climate impact: India's marine fish landings dip 2% in 2024
Kochi: Disruptions in climate patterns led to a 2% drop in India's marine fish landings in 2024, with the total catch falling to 3.47 million tonnes (MT) from 3.53 MT in 2023, according to the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI). Gujarat retained its top position in marine fish landings with 7.54 lakh tonnes (LT), followed by Tamil Nadu at 6.79 LT and Kerala at 6.10 LT. According to the CMFRI report, cyclonic storms such as Dana, Fengal, Remal and Asna severely disrupted fishing activities, contributing to the overall decline. The rising number of heatwave days in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala also hampered fishing operations. While the west coast region suffered an overall decrease in landings, the east coast showed an increasing trend, with exceptions in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Maharashtra registered the highest growth of 47% compared to the previous year, while West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Odisha also saw notable increases of 35%, 20% and 18% respectively. However, states like Karnataka, Goa and Daman & Diu experienced a significant decline in landings. Across the country, Indian mackerel, threadfin breams, oil sardines, ribbonfishes, non-penaeid shrimps and cephalopods recorded a decline in 2024 from the previous year. However, landings of lesser sardines, penaeid shrimps, anchovies and tunnies increased. Meanwhile, Kerala saw a dip of 4% in its overall landings, falling to 6.10 LT in 2024 from 6.33 LT the previous year. The Indian oil sardine was the most landed species in the state, with a catch of 1.49 lakh tonnes -- a 7.6% increase over the previous year. The other major contributors to the catch included Indian mackerel (61,490 tonnes), penaeid shrimp (44,630 tonnes), anchovies (44,440 tonnes) and threadfin breams (33,890 tonnes). The Indian mackerel saw a decline of 16% in landings in the state. The year also saw an unusual fluctuation in oil sardine landings in the state, with very low and high landings recorded in different quarters. A severe scarcity in the first quarter led to prices escalating to Rs 350-400 per kg. However, from September onwards, as landings surged, exceeding one lakh tonne in the last quarter, prices dropped sharply to Rs 20-30 per kg. Compared to 2023, the southern districts of the state (Thiruvananthapuram to Ernakulam) saw a decline in landings, while northern districts (Malappuram to Kasaragod) registered an increase. The annual marine fish landings were estimated by the fishery resources assessment, economics and extension division of CMFRI through its online data collection system.
NDTV
11 hours ago
- NDTV
Rain To Ruin Final Day Of India vs England 5th Test? Grim Weather Report Says, Precipitation Chance Is...
The final day of the India vs England Test promises to be a thriller at The Oval on Monday. England need 35 runs while India need four wickets (if Chris Woakes bats). England lead the series 2-1 but some late burst from Indian bowlers ensured that the visitors stay in the game. England, after being set a huge target of 374, cruised with Joe Root and Harry Brook scoring tons. However, Prasidh Krishna came up with a fantabulous spell in the final session which reduced England to 339/6. However, rain and bad light ensured the match entered fifth day as umpires went for early Stumps. All matches of the series have now gone till the final day. However, weather prediction for the final day at Kennington, London is not good. The Day 5 starts at 3:30 PM IST (11am local time). BBC weather says while there is no rain predicted in the first hour, the probability of rain increases with each passing hour after that ranging from 19-80 per cent. Bad light and subsequent rain forced the stumps to be called early on day four of the fifth Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test at The Oval on Sunday. With the stage set for a thrilling day five, England need 35 more runs to win, while India requires four wickets for a miraculous victory. Rain forcing the match to go into the fifth day means every Test of the ongoing riveting five-match series has now gone into the last day. England looked all set to complete the chase of 374 on day four, thanks to Joe Root hitting his 39th Test century - 105 off 152 balls and paid a fitting tribute to Graham Thorpe. His fellow Yorkshireman Harry Brook hit a stunning 111 off 98 balls – his tenth hundred in the longer format and made the most of a crucial reprieve on 19 by Mohammed Siraj. Root and Brook shared a brilliant counter-attacking stand of 195 runs, giving England the hope of completing their second-highest run chase of all time and the most runs hunted down by any team at The Oval. But just when it felt that victory was inevitable for England, Root and Jacob Bethell fell to Prasidh Krishna, as India gave this match a fresh twist. Overcast conditions meant India found seam movement and found their groove to make life difficult for Jamie Smith and Jamie Overton – unbeaten on two and zero respectively. Before India could bring more twists to the game, the rain gods intervened and brought a premature end to the day's play. With Chris Woakes, with his left arm in a sling, pacing up and down in the dressing room in his Test whites, another fascinating day five finish looms large to decide the final scoreline of this closely-fought Test series – either 3-1 or 2-2.
Time of India
12 hours ago
- Time of India
Why India's heat action plans aren't cooling cities
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel India's punishingly hot summer has cast a harsh light on its efforts to contend with extreme heat, with researchers and campaigners worried local governments are failing to grapple with the scale and complexity of rising which usually lasts from March to June in India, began early this year with an unprecedented heatwave in February, followed by above-normal temperatures in March and April, before an early monsoon season and heavy rainfall brought temporary Action Plans (HAPs), first introduced in 2013, are India's primary policy response to hotter temperatures that pose threats to public health, food security and outdoor a pair of recent studies showed that most Indian cities are still relying on low-cost fixes, while long-term measures remain underfunded, uncoordinated or entirely "governments are acknowledging heat as a problem," said Aditya Valiathan Pillai, co-author of an analysis of cities' responses to extreme heat published by Sustainable Futures Collaborative (SFC) think tank in March."But they have no imagination of what long-term climate resilience even looks like."More than half of Indian urban and rural districts, which are home to more 76% of the population, or more than 1 billion people, are now at high or very high risk from extreme heat, according to a May study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), a New Delhi-based central government has encouraged local governments to adopt HAPs, with more than 250 cities and districts in 23 heat-prone states devising the plans, although it is not risk cities, including New Delhi, Bhopal, Kolkata and Varanasi, that were surveyed by SFC reported 150 heat-related measures between 2018 and 2023, but most were seasonal or after heatwaves had struck, including setting up water stations, changing school schedules and issuing built environments and other long-term solutions were rare and were focused on healthcare, like training hospital staff or tracking heat deaths, SFC steps such as erecting climate-sensitive housing were largely absent, the study densest and poorest areas are often excluded from cooling efforts tree-planting or water-body restoration because of land ownership and infrastructure challenges, said Pillai."You end up with greenery on the outskirts, not where it's needed," he Garnaik, a campaigner with Greenpeace India, said many HAPs "lack targeted investments or meaningful shifts in infrastructure and governance."The plans were often created top-down with little community input, and heat is still viewed as mainly a health issue "when it actually intersects with labour rights, housing and urban planning," she National Disaster Management Authority, as well as the agencies responsible for HAPs in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra states, did not respond to requests for comment. None of the city officials contacted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation agreed to an interview. LITTLE PUBLIC PRESSURE A study by Yale University in the United States in 2023 found 71% of nearly 11,000 Indians surveyed had experienced severe heatwaves in the previous year and 56% were "very worried" about heat as the climate of the respondents supported national action, like shifting to clean energy, rather than measures at the local may discourage local politicians from expending money and labour on longer-term strategies, Pillai India has begun setting aside more money for 2024, heatwaves were formally made eligible for project-based funding under the State Disaster Mitigation Fund, which has 320 billion rupees ($3.71 billion) to cover disasters between 2021 and these monies remains limited, partly because the fund's guidelines are still being finalised, said Vishwas Chitale, a climate resilience researcher at planners must "treat heat like a long-term design problem, not just an emergency," he pointed to Chennai, a city of 6.8 million people on India's southeast coast, where officials used district-level heat-risk data to decide where to build parks and bodies of water as part of its 20-year city master experts said a holistic approach to deal with ever-rising temperatures in India is still missing."I am still waiting to see a city that does it all: short-term and long-term measures, legally backed, publicly engaged and fully implemented," said Pillai.
