The electrical energy provide has been reduce off and 339 properties have collapsed in the affected area, though by Friday morning there were reports of energy restored in some areas.

Local media said more than 12,400 folks have been relocated after the earthquake.

Rockfall has pressured roads in the area to shut, making it more troublesome for crews to attain impacted high-altitude areas.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) has recorded seven tremors shut to the epicentre, all of which are positioned in the mountainous area. The largest tremor was recorded at 5.2 magnitude at a depth of 10km.

Shallow earthquakes and tremors nearer to the Earth’s floor are more damaging than deep quakes.

Several survivors of the earthquake have informed native media about their harrowing escape from the tremor.

Speaking to Tibet Daily, Nagqu resident Yixi Cuomu said she was asleep in her mattress when her home began shaking violently. Realising it was an earthquake, she headed outside barefoot, “her legs trembling uncontrollably” as she descended the staircase in her residence.

Another eyewitness said the shaking was so violent “that in that moment I felt as if several hundred yaks were running past us”.

Residents selected to spend the evening outside in subzero temperatures, looking for shelter in tents or their vehicles, as they feared aftershocks could entice them in their properties, according to the information outlet.

Chinese state media reported on Friday morning that more than 400 aftershocks have been registered since the quake occurred.

China’s Premier Li Qiang has called for “urgent efforts” to organise rescue operations and medical therapy for the injured, and relocate and resettle affected residents appropriately, according to state media.

Li famous that the earthquake-hit space is at a excessive altitude around 4,800 metres and inclined to aftershocks.

The Ministry of Emergency Management has dispatched a working group to the affected space to information rescue and catastrophe aid operations.

Separately, the Chinese authorities announced it was allocating 50 million yuan (£5.6m, $7.5m) for catastrophe aid efforts in Tibet.