BEIJING, Aug. 3 -- A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Xigatze(Shigatse) Prefecture in Tibet Autonomous Region at 1:57 p.m. (Beijing time) on Sunday, said the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 29.0 degrees north latitude and 85.5 degrees east longitude with a depth of 10 km, according to the CENC.