A 7.0 earthquake hits China’s Tibet, killing 16 and injuring 32

A magnitude 7 earthquake hit China's Tibet region on Thursday evening, killing at least 16 people, injuring 32 and collapsing hundreds of homes, official media said.

Nagqu is more than 300 kilometers (186 miles) north of Tibet’s capital, Lhasa. Watch ABC News live news stream and get 24/7 latest, breaking news coverage, and live video. Thursday, October 22, 2026 8:58PMBEIJING (AP) -- A magnitude 7 earthquake hit China's Tibet region on Thursday evening, killing at least 16 people, injuring 32 and collapsing hundreds of homes in the northern regional city of Nagqu, official media said. Search and rescue efforts continued following the collapse of at least 339 homes, the Nagqu media office said, citing city government officials. Among the injured, 11 people were in serious condition and the other 21 sustained minor injuries, the media office said. Rescue teams from police and fire departments were building tents to house people displaced by the quake. It was the biggest earthquake in the region in the last five years, China's national broadcaster CCTV said. Top StoriesThe U. S. Geological Survey said the quake occurred at 10:33 p.m. local time, with its epicenter 191 kilometers (119 miles) east-northeast of Nagqu, in a sparsely populated, high-altitude area of northern Tibet. It put the earthquake’s depth at 18 kilometers (11 miles).

Nagqu is more than 300 kilometers (186 miles) north of Tibet’s capital, Lhasa. Watch ABC News live news stream and get 24/7 latest, breaking news coverage, and live video. Thursday, October 22, 2026 8:58PMBEIJING (AP) -- A magnitude 7 earthquake hit China's Tibet region on Thursday evening, killing at least 16 people, injuring 32 and collapsing hundreds of homes in the northern regional city of Nagqu, official media said. Search and rescue efforts continued following the collapse of at least 339 homes, the Nagqu media office said, citing city government officials. Among the injured, 11 people were in serious condition and the other 21 sustained minor injuries, the media office said. Rescue teams from police and fire departments were building tents to house people displaced by the quake. It was the biggest earthquake in the region in the last five years, China's national broadcaster CCTV said. Top StoriesThe U. S. Geological Survey said the quake occurred at 10:33 p.m. local time, with its epicenter 191 kilometers (119 miles) east-northeast of Nagqu, in a sparsely populated, high-altitude area of northern Tibet. It put the earthquake’s depth at 18 kilometers (11 miles).

Four United Airlines flight attendants suffered injuries on a flight from Hawaii to Los Angeles on Wednesday night after the plane experienced turbulence during the descent. (Juliana Yamada / Los Angeles Times) Staff Writer Oct. 22, 2026 9:45 AM PT Click here to listen to this article See more from the L. A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred Four flight attendants were injured on a United Airlines flight from Hawaii to Los Angeles on Wednesday night after the plane experienced turbulence during the descent. United Airlines Flight 1157 departed from Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport for Los Angeles around 1 p.m. Wednesday and landed safely around 9 p.m., according to FlightAware, a flight-tracking website. The plane was a Boeing 777 and dropped by about 3,675 feet in one minute during the last 20 minutes of the flight, according to FlightAware. Four flight attendants were seen by medical personnel, including one who was hospitalized for further treatment, according to a statement from United Airlines. No customers were injured, according to the statement. The plane had 190 passengers and 10 crew members onboard.

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