Midnight Earthquake Jolts Tibet: "Roof of the World" Trembles, People Flee Cold

• A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Tibet, known as the 'Roof of the World,' at approximately 2:30 AM on Friday.
• The earthquake, with a depth of 25 kilometers, caused strong tremors, alarming residents who fled their homes into the sub-zero winter cold.
• Despite the intensity, no loss of life or property has been reported so far, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
• Tibet is a seismically active region due to the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, which also formed the Himalayas.
• Shallow earthquakes, like this one, are considered more dangerous as their waves directly impact the surface, causing stronger tremors.