An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale has jolted a mountainous area in Tibet, reported the Chinese state media on Wednesday.
The tremor hit Nagqu prefecture north of the Tibetan capital of Lhasa at 6.05 pm (1005 GMT) on Tuesday, said the Xinhua news agency.
The prefecture is sparsely populated, and no reports of casualties or serious damage had been received as of Wednesday afternoon, according to the agency.
It is the second earthquake to rattle Tibet in little more than a month, after one measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale was reported in mid-July.
