# Earthquake in China’s Xizang kills 16, injures 54

https://mins.news/en/item/112015

- China News Service, 2026-10-23 01:01 UTC
- World
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/news/society/2026-10-23/detail-ihfmiwhm0741008.shtml

> A magnitude-7.0 earthquake hit Baqen County in Nagqu, in China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, late Thursday. By Friday morning, 16 people had died and 54 were injured. China raised its national earthquake response from Level IV to Level III and sent rescue teams and a drone to assess damage.

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