A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Nyingchi in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region on Saturday morning, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The quake struck at around 6:34 a.m. Beijing Time at a depth of 10 kilometers.
The epicenter was in a no man's land in a canyon, according to Nyingchi's Tourism Development Committee. The CENC said the average altitude 5 kilometers from the epicenter exceeds 3,179 meters.