501 aftershocks recorded after 7.0-magnitude quake in Xizang

(ECNS) -- A total of 501 aftershocks had been recorded following a magnitude-7.0 earthquake in Baqen County, Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, as of noon Friday, according to an update posted by the China Earthquake Networks Center on Weibo.

Of the aftershocks, 474 had magnitudes below 3.0, while 27 measured 3.0 or higher. These included 22 with magnitudes ranging from 3.0 to 3.9 and five measured between 4.0 and 4.9.

No aftershocks of magnitude 5.0 or higher had been recorded, and the strongest aftershock measured 4.3.