A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck China’s remote Himalayan region of Tibet close to India early Wednesday, authorities said.
The epicentre of the quake, with a depth of 10 km, wasmonitored at 28.40 degrees north latitude and 94.61 degrees east longitude,according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre.
There were no immediate reports of casualties.
The quake, which struck at 4:15 AM, jolted Medog county inNyingchi city which is located close to Arunachal Pradesh.
The state-run Xinhua news agency said that the quake wasfelt in Tibet.
Tibetan plateau is known to be prone to heavy earthquakes asit sits right over the place where the tectonic Euroasian and Indian platesmeet, often colliding with a huge force.