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Injuries in China's Tibet rise to 65 after earthquake, death toll remains at 16
Rescue teams are searching collapsed homes as officials report 32 injuries and more than 330 damaged buildings.
- 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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The earthquake affected an area more than 4,500 metres above sea level and with very low population density. The army was mobilized to find the survivors.
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The shelves start to tremble, then products fall to the ground: a security camera inside a store resumed the effects of the earthquake of magnitude 7 that hit northern Tibet on the night of October 22. The epicenter was located in Baqing County, Nagqu Prefecture, in a mountainous and sparsely populated area. It is the strongest shock recorded in China since January 2024. According to the last available budget, the earthquake caused 16 deaths and…
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Leaning Left103Leaning Right80Center121Last UpdatedBias Distribution40% Center
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L 34%
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