title: 2008 Damxung earthquake
text: # 2008 Damxung earthquake
  
  The 2008 Damxung earthquake hit Damxung County, Xizang (Tibet), west of Lhasa, in the People's Republic of China around 16:30 China Standard Time on October 6. The Chinese state media reported that the earthquake caused 10 deaths as of October 7. Three aftershocks above magnitude 5 followed.
  
  The 2008 Damxung earthquake struck further southwest than the similar 1952 Damxung earthquake.
  
  