Powerful earthquake hits Tibet killing 16 people, reports say

October 22, 2026 · 9:23 pm 3 sources

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• Powerful earthquake hits Tibet killing 16 people, reports say
  BBC News · October 22, 2026 23:22
  The quake hit a mountainous, sparsely-populated region in north-eastern Tibet.

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• Magnitude 7 earthquake kills 16 people in China’s Tibet, Xinhua reports
  Al Jazeera · October 22, 2026 21:23
  The powerful earthquake has killed 16 people and wounded 32 so far, local medics reported.
• Tibet earthquake kills at least 16 people, injures dozens: state media
  Deutsche Welle · October 22, 2026 23:24
  A powerful magnitude 7 earthquake has struck Tibet in southwestern China, official media reported. Chinese state TV said it's the strongest quake to hit the remote Himalayan region in five years.