7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Tibet, weeks after devastating flash floods

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...

Focus shifts to Tibet earthquake survivors as search called off

January 9, 2025 12:42 PM

Focus shifts to Tibet earthquake survivors as search called off

Authorities moved more than 45,000 people in earthquake-hit Tibet to shelters in a massive rescue operation at the foot of the Himalayas as they wound down the search in a high-altitude environment where the odds of survival were always slim. The epicentre of Tuesday's 6.8 magnitude quake, one of the Chinese region's strongest tremors in recent years, was in Tingri, a rural county with a population of about 60,000 people around 80 km (50 miles) north of Mount Everest. The temblor shook buildin...