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China’s Tibet Region Struck by Powerful Magnitude-7.0 Earthquake

Bloomberg Markets Thursday 22 October 2026, 16:49 UTC By Brian K. Sullivan 1 min read
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Weather & Science China’s Tibet Region Struck by Powerful Magnitude-7.0 Earthquake A strong earthquake struck the Tibetan Plateau in China on Thursday. A magnitude-7.0 quake about 191 kilometers (119 miles) east-northeast of Nagqu, Tibet, about 10:33 p.m. local time, according to the US Geological Survey. It was followed by a 5.2 aftershock.

Weather & Science China’s Tibet Region Struck by Powerful Magnitude-7.0 Earthquake A strong earthquake struck the Tibetan Plateau in China on Thursday. A magnitude-7.0 quake about 191 kilometers (119 miles) east-northeast of Nagqu, Tibet, about 10:33 p.m. local time, according to the US Geological Survey. It was followed by a 5.2 aftershock.
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