LHASA, Jan 9 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- A total of 1,211 aftershocks had been detected as of 3 pm on Thursday after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Tuesday, local authorities said, according to Xinhua.
The largest aftershock had a magnitude of 4.4, and occurred about 18 kilometres from the epicentre of the 6.8-magnitude earthquake, according to the regional earthquake bureau. The bureau also noted that 33 of the aftershocks had a magnitude of over 3.
The 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Dingri County in the city of Xigaze at 9.05 am on Tuesday, leaving 126 people dead and 188 others injured. A total of 407 trapped individuals have been rescued.
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