The epicenter of this earthquake was mainly in Renguo Township, Zuogong County. The township has 12 villages, and contact has not yet been established with 3 of them. According to staff of the Emergency Management Office, these 3 villages are some distance from the seat of the township government, and their communications and transportation conditions are poor. Local work teams and rescue forces have been dispatched, and the disaster situation is still under further investigation and confirmation.

　　It is reported that the local government has so far not received any reports of casualties.

　　The Zuogong County Fire Brigade was the first rescue force to rush to the epicenter. Huang Kun, head of the brigade, said that the road leading to the epicenter is a rural road, vehicles are moving slowly, and communications are intermittent.

　　The Tibet Autonomous Region Fire and Rescue Corps told reporters that multiple rescue forces have now been dispatched to the earthquake epicenter.