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Tibet earthquake October 2026
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2 DAYS
27 FACTS
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FIRST ENTRY OCT 22
OCT 23 · Day 2
Powerful earthquake hits Tibet killing 16
The USGS recorded seven tremors close to the epicentre, with the largest at 5.2 magnitude at a depth of 10km.
More than 12,400 people had been relocated following the earthquake.
The epicentre of the quake was in Baqên County in the Nagqu region.
OCT 22 · Day 1
Magnitude 7.0 earthquake kills 16 in Tibet, China
Twenty-one of the injured sustained minor injuries.
Xinhua reported the casualty figures citing Nagqu City's emergency management bureau.
A level-II earthquake disaster emergency response was activated in the area.