Magnitude 7 earthquake kills at least 16 in northern Tibet
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck northern Tibet late on Thursday, and Chinese state media report at least 16 dead. More than 300 houses collapsed.
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Symbolic imageA magnitude 7 earthquake struck a sparsely populated part of Nagqu in northern Tibet late on Thursday, 22 October. Chinese state media report at least 16 dead and more than 300 collapsed houses; injury figures differ between reports.
Tibet sits on the collision zone between the Indian and Eurasian plates, one of the world's most seismically active regions. Quakes there often strike remote, high-altitude areas where rescue access is difficult. This topic follows the October 2026 earthquake in Nagqu, northern Tibet.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck northern Tibet late on Thursday, and Chinese state media report at least 16 dead. More than 300 houses collapsed.