According to the Nagqu media office, which cited municipal administration officials, search and rescue operations resumed after at least 339 homes collapsed. According to the media office, 21 of the injured had minor injuries, while 11 were in critical condition.
A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake that slammed China's Tibet area late on Thursday, October 22, 2026, resulted in 16 fatalities and 32 injuries, according to state news agency Xinhua, which cited local authorities.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the epicenter of the earthquake, which occurred at 10:33 p.m. (1433 GMT), was situated in a hilly region approximately 190 kilometers (120 miles) east-northeast of Nagqu and 390 kilometers northeast of the regional capital Lhasa.
According to the Nagqu media office, which cited municipal administration officials, search and rescue operations resumed after at least 339 homes collapsed. According to the media office, 21 people had minor injuries and 11 were in critical condition.
At a shallow depth of ten kilometers, it impacted. According to Xinhua, a level-II seismic catastrophe emergency reaction has been triggered in the region.
The epicenter was situated in Baqen County's Maru Township. According to Xinhua, Lhawang Dagpo, the deputy head of the township, stated that the township office, which had wall fissures, was definitely affected by the earthquake.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the epicenter of the earthquake, which occurred at 10:33 p.m. (1433 GMT), was situated in a hilly region approximately 190 kilometers (120 miles) east-northeast of Nagqu and 390 kilometers northeast of the regional capital Lhasa.
According to the Nagqu media office, which cited municipal administration officials, search and rescue operations resumed after at least 339 homes collapsed. According to the media office, 21 people had minor injuries and 11 were in critical condition.
At a shallow depth of ten kilometers, it impacted. According to Xinhua, a level-II seismic catastrophe emergency reaction has been triggered in the region.
The epicenter was situated in Baqen County's Maru Township. According to Xinhua, Lhawang Dagpo, the deputy head of the township, stated that the township office, which had wall fissures, was definitely affected by the earthquake.