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Casualties reported after 7.0 quake strikes China’s Tibet

South China Morning Post22 October 2026, 20:26 UTCPeople's Republic of China

A strong 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck China’s western Tibet autonomous region late on 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. The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 10.33pm, was located in a mountainous area about 190km (120 miles) east-northeast of Nagqu and 390km northeast of the regional capital Lhasa, the US Geological Survey said. It struck at a...

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