# Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes near Nagqu in northern Tibet

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/magnitude-7-0-earthquake-nagqu-china/
- Published: 2026-10-22T15:24:35+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T15:36:49+00:00
- Original publisher: USGS
- Original article: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u43g
- Topics: Alerts

## Key points

- A magnitude 7.0 quake struck near Nagqu in northern Tibet.
- The supplied report says it was felt locally.
- Injuries and deaths have not been confirmed.

## Summary

The earthquake’s magnitude and location are now identified as 7.0 near Nagqu in northern Tibet, according to the USGS event page. The supplied report says it was felt locally, but does not establish whether anyone was injured or killed.

China’s Earthquake Networks Centre reported that the quake struck at about 10.30pm local time, around 250 miles from Lhasa, at a depth of 6.21 miles. Tibet lies across the colliding Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates and is highly earthquake-prone; a magnitude 7.1 quake in Tingri last year killed hundreds in the region and Nepal.

## Coverage

- [USGS: Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes near Nagqu in northern Tibet](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u43g)
- [Daily Mail: Huge 7.0-magnitude earthquake hits Tibet](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16230461/Huge-7-0-magnitude-earthquake-hits-Tibet.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)

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