Over 2,000 evacuated as 5.8 quake strikes Tibet

Lhasa, Dec 24 (IANS) More than 2,100 people were evacuated after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Xigaze city in Tibet autonomous region early on Monday, authorities said. No casualties were reported.

The earthquake hit Xaitongmoin County at 3.32 a.m. It struck at a depth of 8 km, the China Earthquake Networks Centre was cited as saying by Xinhua news agency.

Investigators found cracks in some rural houses and damage on some livestock sheds in the county, said the county's Publicity Department.

The local governments prepared tents, quilts, coats and medical supplies for the affected people. Traffic and telecommunications in the region remained undisturbed.

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