Our Privacy Statement & Cookie Policy

By continuing to browse our site you agree to our use of cookies, revised Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. You can change your cookie settings through your browser.

I agree

Expert: Low chance of large-scale landslides after Xizang earthquake

01:36

Following a magnitude-6.8 earthquake striking Dingri County in Xigaze, a city in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Fan Xuanmei, director of the State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection at Chengdu University of Technology, and her team assessed the situation. They predict a low chance of large-scale landslides. "While there is no sign of immediate damage to the glacier lakes, the rising temperature and melting snow may raise the risk in the future," she said.

Search Trends