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Friday 23 October 2026

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Magnitude 7 quake in Tibet kills 16, injures 76

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Baqen County in Tibet's Nagqu region late on 22 October. Officials say 16 people died and 76 were hurt.

Sienna Brook Friday 23 October 2026, open calendar4 min read

Photo: guan / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0), cropped

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A powerful earthquake struck a remote, high-altitude part of Tibet late on Thursday night, killing at least 16 people and injuring 76. Hundreds of homes collapsed, and with snow on the way, the rush now is to get people under cover.

Prayer flags strung beside a road at a high pass in Nagqu, Tibet, with snow covered mountains behind — Photo: guan / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0), cropped

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