Injuries in China's Tibet rise to 65 after earthquake, death toll remains at 16
Rescue teams are searching for survivors after the quake collapsed 339 homes and disrupted power and telecom services, 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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According to the Nagchiwi City Emergency Management Office, the New China News Agency (Singhua) reported a 7-degree earthquake in the Tibet region of south-western China, resulting in 16 deaths, 32 injuries and the collapse of more than 300 houses, where damage was still being assessed.
The epicentre of the earthquake is located in Maru canton, in the district of Baqen. More than 300 houses collapsed during the earthquake on Thursday, rescue operations continueAt least 16 people were killed and 46 injured in a magnitude 7 earthquake which struck on Thursday at 10:33 pm (16:33 pm in Switzerland) a mountainous and remote region of Tibet, in China, reported the state media. President Xi Jinping called for "a maximum rescue effort"…
16 killed after M7.0 quake hits China's Xizang, rescue efforts underway
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