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A magnitude 7 earthquake struck China's Tibet region at approximately 10:33 p.m. on Thursday. The Jerusalem Post reported that the quake occurred in a high-altitude county in Nagqu at a depth of 10 km, killing 16 people and injuring 32 others. According to that report, 11 of the injured were in serious condition and 21 sustained minor injuries.
Free Malaysia Today reported that the earthquake occurred in Maru township in Baqen county, located about 190km east-northeast of Nagqu and 390km northeast of Lhasa. This outlet noted that a level-II earthquake disaster emergency response was activated and reported that power and telecoms services were disrupted in the county seat. While Free Malaysia Today noted that the state news agency Xinhua reported casualties, it did not provide specific figures regarding the number or type of casualties.
The Jerusalem Post stated the earthquake was the strongest to hit China since January 2024. Free Malaysia Today noted that in January 2025, at least 126 people were killed in an earthquake in Tibet's rural Tingri county.
Brief written by urgent.news from Endpoints News, Jerusalem Post, Free Malaysia Today — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
