5.8-magnitude quake hits Tibet

BEIJING/LHASA - A 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Xaitongmoin county in Xigaze city, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, at 3:32 am Monday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was measured at 30.32 degrees north latitude and 87.64 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 8 km, the center said.

The county government has dispatched staff to investigate quake damages. No casualties have been reported. The telecommunication in the region has remained undisturbed.

Investigators found cracks on some rural houses and damage on some live-stock sheds in the county. The conditions of some remote villages are not immediately available.