Thrangu Monastery and the surrounding areas , including nearby Jyekundo or Gyêgu town , the regional capital , were severely damaged in the 2010 Yushu earthquake . Many monks and thousands of laypeople died . A report filed on 16 April 2010 stated : The earthquake struck on April 14 , 2010 , and registered a magnitude of 6.9 Mw ( USGS , EMSC ) or 7.1 Ms ( CEA , CENC ) . It originated in Yushu , Qinghai , China , at local time . According to the Xinhua News Agency , 2,698 people have been confirmed dead , 270 missing , and 12,135 injured of which 1,434 are severely injured . The epicenter was located in Rima village ( 日玛村/日麻村 ) , Upper Laxiu township ( 上拉秀乡 ) of Yushu County , in remote and rugged terrain , near the border of Tibet Autonomous Region . The epicenter is about 30 km from Jyekundo or Gyêgu town , the seat of Yushu County , and about 240 km from Qamdo . The epicenter was in a sparsely populated area on the Tibetan plateau that is regularly hit by earthquakes
2010 Yushu earthquake
2010 Yushu earthquake
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