Over 3,600 aftershocks detected following devastating quake in Xizang

A total of 3,614 aftershocks had been detected as of 8 a.m. Tuesday since the 6.8-magnitude earthquake which jolted Dingri County in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region last week, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center, Xinhua reports.

Most aftershocks were below 3.0 magnitude, the center revealed.

The two strongest aftershocks, one of 4.9 magnitude and another of 5.0 magnitude, occurred on Monday night -- toppling some houses in the county, local authorities said.

"As residents had earlier moved to tents and prefab houses, no casualties have been reported so far," said Tashi Dondrup, county head of Dingri.

As reported, a total of 126 people have been confirmed dead and 188 others injured after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on January 7.