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 located in a high-altitude county in Nagqu, northern Tibet, at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles). CENC data showed that the average elevation within 5 km of the epicentre is approximately 4,864 metres.
The quake, which is the strongest to hit China since January 2024, was felt strongly in the local area, according to CENC. The epicentre was situated around 400 km away from the Tibetan capital of Lhasa.
Historical seismic activity in the region remains a concern; in 2010, a magnitude 7.1 tremor struck Yushu, located about 280 km away in the neighbouring Qinghai province, resulting in the deaths of at least 2,698 people and leaving nearly 300 missing.
