Earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes China’s Tibet, killing 16

The quake struck a sparsely populated, high-altitude area of northern Tibet, injuring 32 people and prompting rescue teams to mobilise.

An earthquake of magnitude 7 struck China’s southwestern region of Tibet at around 10:33 p.m. (1433 GMT) on Thursday, killing 16 people and injuring 32 others, state ‌news agency Xinhua reported, citing Nagqu City’s emergency management bureau.