Magnitude 7 earthquake strikes China's Tibet

Published Oct 23, 2026 12:41 am KST

Cars move on a road during a media tour in Tingri, Tibet autonomous region, China, Sept. 6. AP-Yonhap

An earthquake of magnitude 7 struck China's southwestern region of Tibet at around 10:33 p.m. (1433 GMT) on Thursday, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said.

It was not immediately known if there were any casualties or damage.

The epicentre was in a high-altitude county in Nagqu, northern Tibet, at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), and the average elevation within 5 km of the epicentre is about 4,864 metres, CENC data showed.

The quake, the strongest to hit China since January 2024, was clearly felt in the local area, CENC said. The epicentre was around 400 km from the Tibetan capital of Lhasa.

In 2010, a magnitude 7.1 tremor struck Yushu, around 280 km away in neighbouring Qinghai province, killing at least 2,698 people and leaving nearly 300 people missing.

发布于2026年10月23日凌晨12:41（韩国标准时间）

9月6日，在中国西藏自治区定日，媒体参观期间，车辆在道路上行驶。（美联社-韩联社）

中国地震台网中心（CENC）表示，周四晚上10点33分（格林尼治标准时间1433），中国西南部的西藏地区发生7级地震。

目前尚不清楚是否有人员伤亡或财产损失。

震中位于西藏北部那曲的一个高海拔县，深度为 10 公里（6.21 英里），震中周围 5 公里范围内的平均海拔约为 4864 米，CENC 数据显示。

中国国家地震中心（CENC）表示，此次地震是自2024年1月以来袭击中国的最强地震，震中附近地区震感明显。震中距离西藏首府拉萨约400公里。

2010 年，邻近的青海省玉树市发生 7.1 级地震，距离此地约 280 公里，造成至少 2698 人死亡，近 300 人失踪。