Chinese scientists warn of more high-magnitude earthquakes in and around Tibetan Plateau region

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(TibetanReview.net, Apr08’25) – A team of Chinese seismologists have published a study last month warning of a heightened risk of devastating earthquakes – like the one with magnitude 7.9 which struck Myanmar on Mar 28 – in and around the Tibetan Plateau region, reported the scmp.com Apr 6. The question is whether this will lead China to rethink the world’s biggest hydroelectric dam it has given the go ahead to be built on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet’s Metog County, near the border with India. It is known to be a seismically active area and prone to landslides.

The study was published after the devastating 7.1-magnitude Jan 7 earthquake in Tibet’s Mt Everest county...

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