A 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Nagqu county has killed at least 16 people and injured 32, officials said today. The county lies in the north of Tibet, in south-west China, the Nagqu city emergency management bureau said.
Of the injured, 11 are seriously hurt and 21 have minor injuries.
The China Earthquake Networks Center says the epicentre is in a thinly populated high-mountain area about 400 km from Lhasa, the Tibetan capital. The quake struck at a depth of 10 km.
It is the strongest quake in China since January 2024.