# Magnitude 7 earthquake hits Tibet; at least 16 reported dead

https://mins.news/en/item/111939

- BBC Chinese, 2026-10-23 00:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/c9zrd1rd3jmyo/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> China’s Xinhua news agency, citing the local emergency management bureau, said the earthquake struck Baqing County in Nagqu, about 400km northeast of Lhasa, on Thursday evening. Social media videos showed buildings shaking and villagers fleeing outdoors, but their authenticity has not been independently verified.

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