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Magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Tibet

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake, China's strongest since January 2024, struck Tibet overnight, killing 16 and injuring 65, with more than 300 homes toppled. Xi Jinping ordered all-out search and rescue.

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Al Jazeera EnglishFri 23 Oct · 01:56 UTC

Several surveillance videos show the moment a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck China's southwestern region of Tibet,…

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Friday 23 October

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02:31 UTC· the latest
Xi orders urgent relief after Tibet earthquake
Xi Jinping told officials to focus on search and rescue and treating the injured. He warned of the cold, high-altitude conditions and the risk of secondary disasters.
Tibet Autonomous RegionCN
1 sourceSouth China Morning Post
- South China Morning PostRSSFri 23 Oct, 02:31
  China’s Xi Jinping orders urgent relief after Tibet earthquake leaves 16 dead All efforts need to be focused on search and rescue for survivors and treating the injured, President Xi Jinping instructed on Friday morning, after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake killed 16 and injured 54
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00:33 UTC
7.0-magnitude earthquake kills 16 in Tibet
The quake killed 16 and injured 54, a toll that later rose to 65 injured, and toppled over 300 homes. It is the strongest to hit China since January 2024.
Tibet Autonomous RegionCN
4 sourcesAl Jazeera, Al Jazeera English, Reuters, The New York Times
- Al JazeeraRSSFri 23 Oct, 00:33
  Tibet rocked by 7.0-magnitude earthquake Tibet rocked by 7.0-magnitude earthquake
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- Al Jazeera EnglishXFri 23 Oct, 01:56
  Several surveillance videos show the moment a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck China's southwestern region of Tibet, killing at least 16 people. The quake is the strongest to hit China since January 2024.
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- ReutersBlueskyFri 23 Oct, 03:30
  Injuries in China's Tibet rise to 65 after earthquake, death toll remains at 16 The number of people injured in a magnitude 7 earthquake that struck the southwestern region of China's Tibet has risen to 65, local government said in ‌a social media post on Friday, while the deat
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- The New York TimesRSSFri 23 Oct, 03:56
  Powerful Earthquake in Tibet Kills at Least 16 Dozens were injured and more than 300 homes were toppled by the 7.0-magnitude quake, which sent residents fleeing into the cold night air, state media said.
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Thursday 22 October

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21:01 UTC
Tibet quake kills 16, injures 32, collapses 339 homes
Xinhua says 16 people died and 32 were hurt, 11 seriously, with 339 houses collapsed and power and communications disrupted. Search and rescue continues after eight tremors in four hours.
Baqên County, NagquCN
7 sourcesInsider Paper, Топор Live, Mash, France 24, The Hindu, Al Jazeera, BBC World
- Insider PaperTelegramThu 22 Oct, 21:01
  JUST IN - Sixteen dead, 32 hurt in China earthquake: Xinhua
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- Топор LiveTelegramThu 22 Oct, 21:05RU
  ⚡️Не менее 16 человек погибли при землетрясении магнитудой 7 в Китае, ещё 32 пострадали, — Xinhua. Эпицентр находился в уезде Бакэн на глубине около 10 километров, больше всего пострадавших в Тибетском автономном районе. Обрушились 339 домов, в зданиях появились трещины, в р
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- MashTelegramThu 22 Oct, 21:08RU
  16 человек погибли из-за 7-балльного землетрясения в Китае, ещё 32 пострадали — на севере страны обрушились 339 домов. За четыре часа регион тряхнуло восемь раз. Эпицентр находился в уезде Бакэн на глубине около 10 километров. Больше всего пострадавших — в Тибетском автономном р
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- France 24RSSThu 22 Oct, 21:09
  At least a dozen dead as massive earthquake strikes China’s remote Tibet region At least 16 people have died and dozens more have been injured after a major earthquake, measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale, shook China’s remote Tibet region, state media said. Hundreds of houses c
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- The HinduRSSThu 22 Oct, 21:10
  Tibet earthquake LIVE | At least sixteen dead, 32 injured after 7.0 quake strikes Tibet: China's state media Search and rescue efforts continued following the collapse of at least 339 homes, the Nagqu media office said, citing city government officials. Among the injured, 11 peo
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- Al JazeeraRSSThu 22 Oct, 21:23
  Magnitude 7 earthquake kills 16 people in China’s Tibet, Xinhua reports The powerful earthquake has killed 16 people and wounded 32 so far, local medics reported.
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- BBC WorldRSSThu 22 Oct, 23:22
  Powerful earthquake hits Tibet killing 16 people, reports say The quake hit a mountainous, sparsely-populated region in north-eastern Tibet.
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14:33 UTC
Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes Tibet
USGS and China's earthquake network reported the quake with its epicentre in a high-altitude county in Nagqu at 10 km depth.
NagquCN
4 sourcesUSGS Earthquakes, Insider Paper, Reuters, The Hindu
- USGS EarthquakesRSSThu 22 Oct, 14:52
  M 7.0 - 183 km ENE of Nagqu, China Time2026-10-22 14:33:39 UTC2026-10-22 14:33:39 UTC at epicenterLocation32.336°N 93.714°EDepth10.00 km (6.21 mi)
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- Insider PaperTelegramThu 22 Oct, 15:01
  BREAKING: Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes Tibet, China — USGS
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- ReutersBlueskyThu 22 Oct, 15:12
  An earthquake of magnitude 7 struck China's Tibet, the China Earthquake Networks Center said
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- The HinduRSSThu 22 Oct, 15:25
  Earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes Tibet The ‌epicentre was ‌in ⁠a high-altitude ⁠county in Nagqu, northern Tibet, at a depth of 10 ‌km (6.21 miles)
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