The region where the epicentre lay, is situated on the remote Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, largely inhabited by ethnic TibetansAn earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck China's northwestern province of Qinghai on Monday, the US Geological Survey reported, in an area frequently plagued with seismic activity. Its impact was felt in the Himalayan region of Tibet as well. The quake was 32 kilometres (20 miles) deep, USGS said, with its epicentre in a sparsely-populated area of Yushu prefecture. The region, situated on the remote Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, is largely inhabited by ethnic Tibetans. The China Earthquake Network Centre gave the latest tremor a magnitude of 6.2 and a depth of nine kilometres, with its epicentre in Zadoi county.

Source: The Hindu October 17, 2016 09:33 UTC