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A magnitude-7 earthquake struck northern Tibet at about 10:33 p.m. local time on Thursday, Oct. 22, with its epicentre east-northeast of Nagqu. The U.S. Geological Survey’s reviewed event record puts it 191 km from Nagqu at 18 km depth; China’s earthquake network initially reported a shallower 10 km depth, a difference between agencies’ estimates. [USGS event record](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u43g) By Friday, local authorities reported 16 people dead and 65 injured, including 11 seriously hurt. More than 300 homes collapsed; state media reported that over 12,000 residents had been moved to safety. The injury figures differ across dispatches: Reuters cited a local-government post reporting 65, while a later AP report cited Chinese state media for 54. Both report 16 deaths, but neither account reconciles the injury totals, so the final number remains unclear. [Reuters](https://theprint.in/world/injuries-in-chinas-tibet-rise-to-65-after-earthquake-death-toll-remains-at-16/3079282/) · [AP’s Friday update](https://apnews.com/article/0358c57cfcbc0de48d2486df15ded4ef) The epicentre is in a sparsely populated, high-altitude area, and authorities have recorded hundreds of aftershocks. AP reports that rescue and relief operations are continuing, with communications disrupted in some areas and snow forecast over the coming days. China’s state broadcaster described it as the region’s strongest quake in five years; it is not being reported as the strongest ever recorded there. [Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/be27a2db79ada1c6309914d173b983a8) The next key updates are whether search teams find further casualties, how many homes are unsafe, and whether transport and communications can be restored. ~worldnews ~earthquake ~tibet