# Magnitude 7 earthquake in China’s Tibet kills 16, Xinhua reports

https://mins.news/en/item/111801

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-22 21:23 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/22/magnitude-7-earthquake-kills-16-people-in-chinas-tibet-xinhua-reports?traffic_source=rss

> A magnitude 7 earthquake struck China’s southwestern Tibet region at about 10:33 p.m. on Thursday, killing 16 people and injuring 32, Xinhua reported, citing Nagqu City’s emergency management bureau. Eleven of the injured were in serious condition, while 21 had minor injuries.

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