Injuries in China's Tibet rise to 65 after earthquake, death toll remains at 16
Rescue crews are searching for survivors after the shallow quake collapsed 339 homes and disrupted power and communications, officials said.
- On Oct. 22, 2026, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Baqing County, Tibet, killing at least 16 people and injuring 65 others, according to Xinhua News Agency.
- The region is seismically active due to collision between Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, which drives the uplift of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau.
- Xinhua reported that 339 houses collapsed, while the United States Geological Survey estimates that about 111,000 people were exposed to moderate to severe shaking.
- Search and rescue efforts continue as teams provide assistance to the injured and build tents to house displaced residents.
- This event marks the region's largest earthquake in recent years, following a magnitude 6.9 quake in April 2010 that killed more than 2,500 people.
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Local authorities registered 413 aftershocks.
An earthquake in China killed 16 people and injured 65 people in a remote region of Tibet. More than 300 houses collapsed during the earthquake of magnitude 7. Relief is still seeking victims and victims. - China: at least 16 dead in Tibet after an earthquake of magnitude 7, hundreds of houses collapsed (International).
Hundreds of residential buildings collapsed.
An earthquake of magnitude 7 hit the Tibet region of China, killing at least 16 people, wounding over 50 and crashing hundreds of houses in Nagqu city, announced the state press, quoted by The Guardian.
A magnitude 7 earthquake has struck China's Tibet region, killing at least 16 people, injuring 65 and destroying 339 homes in the northern city of Nagqu, state media reported. More than 1,600 people from the affected district have been mobilized to help with rescue efforts. Emergency supplies have been sent, including 1,000 prefabricated houses, about 3,000 tents and folding beds, as well as lanterns and winter clothing. It is the strongest eart…
Sixteen people died, dozens were injured.
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