The report did not offer any details about the number or type of casualties

Last updated: October 22, 2026 | 22:06

Beijing: A strong 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck China's Tibet region late Thursday and casualties have been reported, state news agency Xinhua said, citing local authorities.

The report did not offer any details about the number or type of casualties.

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The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 10:33 pm (1433 GMT), was located in a mountainous area about 190 kilometres (120 miles) east-northeast of Nagqu, and 390 kilometres northeast of the regional capital Lhasa, the US Geological Survey said.

It struck at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres.

A level-II earthquake disaster emergency response was activated in the area, Xinhua said earlier.

The epicentre was located in Maru township in Baqen county.…