A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck northern Tibet at 10:33 p.m. local time on October 22, killing at least 16 people. The Tibet Earthquake was centred about 119 miles east-northeast of Nagqu, in a sparsely populated, high-altitude area of China, according to the USGS.
As of October 23, state media reported 54 people injured, 11 of them seriously, and the Nagqu media office said at least 339 homes and 20 livestock sheds had collapsed. CCTV called it the largest quake in the region in five years. Reports of the depth differ: the USGS put it at about 11 miles, while the China Earthquake Networks Center put it at about 6.2 miles.
More than 1,600 local personnel were deployed to search and rescue. Authorities sent about 1,000 prefabricated housing units, about 3,000 tents, folding beds, flashlights and winter clothing. The quake came less than two months after the Nepal–Tibet Floods in the same border region. We have not confirmed any of the organizations we track responding as of October 24; browse the list of disaster relief organizations for groups that support earthquake recovery.
Readers who want to help can find current information on the Tibet Earthquake page, and the full directory is at Disaster Relief Organizations.
