Earthquake Parameter
Time: 16:30:46.0, Oct. 6, 2008
Latitude: 29.8 degrees, north
Longitude: 90.3 degrees, east
Focal depth: 8 Meters
Magnitude: 6.6 on Richter scale
Epicenter: Damxung, northeast 43km from Nyemo county, northwest 73km from Lhasa and northeast 155km from Xigaze
<2008-10-16 13:06:00>
The members of the Women's Federation of the Tibet Autonomous Region on Oct 15 donated 9,950 yuan for quake sufferers of Yangyi Village of Damxung County.
<2008-10-16 09:58:00>
The students of a center primary school in Gyaidar township of Damxung county are happy for resuming classes after earthquake, on Oct 15.
<2008-10-16 09:50:00>
Together with other officials of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), the TAR Party Secretary went to Damxung County of Lhasa to visit earthquake sufferers on October 15.
<2008-10-14 10:05:00>
Journalists from China Tibet Information Center have recently visited the Zaida Village of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, which was stricken by the earthquake on May 12.
I hope life in quake-hit areas of Tibet can return to normal order as soon as possible and no strong afterquakes will be occurred. It is lucky that the quake did no harm to downtown Lhasa, where dozens of historical buildings were sit.--Conna from Beijing
Be strong, tomorrow will be better.--kris from Beijing
Best wishes for the people in Damxung.---Lily from Beijing
Relief work sped up after Tibet earthquake
4.0-magnitude aftershock shakes county near Lhasa
Red Cross Society of China donated 200,000 to earthquake areas
Damxung: Disease outbreak unlikely
