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2008 Damxung earthquake
| Column 1 |
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| 2008-10-06 08:30:45 |
| 13396168 |
| ComCat |
| October 6, 2008 (2008-10-06) |
| 16:30:45 CST |
6.4 '"UNIQ--templatestyles-00000001-QINU"'Mw |
| 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}29°45′32.4″N 90°18′7.2″E / 29.759000°N 90.302000°E / 29.759000; 90.302000 |
| Normal |
| China |
| MMI VII (Very strong) |
| 10 deaths 11 serious injuries |
The 2008 Damxung earthquake hit Damxung County, Tibet Autonomous Region, west of Lhasa, in the People's Republic of China around 16:30 China Standard Time on October 6. The Chinese state media reported that the earthquake caused 10 deaths as of October 7. Three aftershocks above magnitude 5 followed.
The 2008 Damxung earthquake struck further southwest than the similar 1952 Damxung earthquake.
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