On January 7, 2025, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Dingri County, Shigatse City, Tibet, with a depth of 10 kilometers. The earthquake caused major casualties and property losses. As of 19:00 on January 7, the earthquake caused a large number of houses to collapse, with 3,609 collapsed houses.
In order to grasp the real-time situation of the affected areas, the "Jilin-1" satellite urgently dispatched the transit of Dingri County, Tibet to observe the disaster area; and provided it to relevant units as soon as possible after imaging to assist in earthquake disaster relief work.
Cuoguo Township, Dingri County
Cuoguo Township, Dingri County is the epicenter of the magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Dingri County, Shigatse City, Tibet on January 7, 2025, and the disaster situation is very serious. According to the high-resolution images taken by the Jilin-1 satellite, it can be seen that most of the houses in Cuoguo Township are adobe houses, and they collapsed severely during the earthquake. As of 19:00 on January 7, the earthquake had killed 126 people in Cuoguo Township and surrounding areas and injured 188 people.
Changsu Township, Dingri County
Jilin-1 satellite image shows that most of the houses in Changsu Township are civil structures, with poor seismic resistance and severe collapses in the earthquake. Most of the houses in Tonglai Village, Gadan Village and other places collapsed and some people were trapped. Some villagers' self-built second-story houses collapsed and became bungalows, leaving only half of the broken wall on the second floor.
Quluo Township, Dingri County
The houses in Quluo Township, Dingri County are mostly civil structures and collapsed severely during the earthquake. The rescue forces acted quickly, and many other teams such as the People's Liberation Army, the Armed Police Force, the Fire Rescue Team arrived in Quluo Township to carry out rescue. The township government is actively building temporary tents to provide temporary shelter for the affected people. In Choang Village, the government has set up some tents for villagers to live in.
