India, Oct. 22 -- This evening, a powerful earthquake worth magnitude 7 struck Tibet, according to the China Earthquakes News Centre (CENC). It comes amid flood recovery efforts in the disputed territory. No casualties or damage has been reported from today's earthquake yet.

What Happened?

On Thursday, October 22, 2026, a powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck China's Tibet Autonomous Region, shaking the high-altitude area of Nagqu in northern Tibet. The China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) reported that the quake occurred at about 10:33 p.m. local time, with its epicentre in Baqen County, Nagqu City, at a depth of roughly 10 kilometres. The epicentre lay about 400 kilometres from Lhasa, Tibet's capital. The shaking was distinctly ...