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Quake rocks Tibet region

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Published: Sept. 25, 2008 at 1:30 AM

BEIJING, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- China's Tibet region was shaken Thursday by an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale but no casualties were reported.

The epicenter was about 12 miles deep in Zhongba Country, a remote area near the China-Nepal border more than 15,000 feet above sea level and with a population of about 18,000, Xinhua reported, quoting China's National Seismological Network.

The state-run news agency said the county has been hit with several aftershocks since a 6.8-magnitude quake Aug. 25.

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