October 22, 2026 11:06 PM
7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Tibet, weeks after devastating flash floods
A powerful earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck Tibet at around 8.03 p.m. on Thursday, raising fresh concerns in a region still recovering from devastating flash floods last month. According to India’s National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake occurred at a depth of 173 kilometres below the Earth’s surface. The epicentre was approximately 400 kilometres from Lhasa, the Tibetan capital. The latest earthquake also follows seismic activity recorded in Tibet on Septe...