The earthquake in Tibet was also recorded by the OGS seismic station

Yesterday, on May 11 at 21:11 UTC, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the Western Xizang region (Tibet), about 130 km northeast of the Pyramid Laboratory of the EvK2CNR Association and 300 km from Kathmandu, Nepal.

The quake was also recorded by the IO.EVN seismic station operated by OGS, located at the Pyramid Observatory/Laboratory. This event occurred near the epicenter of the strong magnitude 7.1 earthquake that took place on January 7, and shared a similar mechanism: fault movement related to the east-west extension of the Tibetan Plateau.

The IO.EVN seismic station has been operational since 2014 and is located at 5,000 meters above sea level, about 6 km from Everest Base Camp (Nepal). It is situated in a remote area with ideal conditions for noise reduction, making it suitable for recording both ambient microtremors and earthquakes in the Himalayas and around the world. From the Pyramid’s server, the data is transmitted via satellite to a server in Kathmandu and then to the OGS acquisition center in Italy.