China: Panic as 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocks Tibet

Loading the video No Comment Video. China: Panic as 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocks Tibet Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: 22/10/2026 - 21:57 GMT+2 A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Baqen County in Nagqu, in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, at 10.33 pm on Thursday 22 October, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. Surveillance footage captured the moment the tremor struck, showing people rushing out of buildings to escape the shaking. The earthquake’s epicentre was recorded at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres, with coordinates placing it at 32.40 degrees north latitude and 93.79 degrees east longitude. The depth and strength of the quake prompted an immediate emergency response from Chinese authorities. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The China Earthquake Administration activated a Level-II emergency response as rescue operations got under way. The Nagqu Battalion of the Lhasa Fire and Rescue Mobile Detachment dispatched an advance team of seven firefighters equipped with life-detection devices and specialist rescue equipment. Footage showed emergency personnel preparing to leave and vehicles travelling towards the affected area. The teams were sent to assess conditions and carry out rescue operations following the earthquake. Local authorities later said casualties had been reported, but did not immediately provide a confirmed death toll. At least two people were injured in a village near the epicentre, while cracks were reported in several homes in nearby communities. Officials were checking villages around the epicentre for damage and possible casualties. news China Tibet Earthquake Rescue Top stories Now playing Next China: Panic as 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocks Tibet Now playing Next France: Artists and collectors gather at Art Basel Paris despite unrest Now playing Next Germany: Humanoid robots and AI supercomputers take centre stage in Berlin Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | October 22nd, 2026 – Evening Now playing Next Judge orders Trump deposition in BBC defamation case by 11 December Now playing Next How migration is reshaping the political debate in Spain's Ceuta Now playing Next Families of missing Azerbaijanis call for international support Now playing Next Hansel and Gretel in the mountains: parents abandon sons Now playing Next Disappointed after meeting, French unions call for 5 November action Now playing Next Looted Paris shop owner: ‘10 years of work destroyed’ Now playing Next Macron decries 'stupid comments' by foreign leaders on France protests Now playing Next France on edge as Macron faces backlash, Putin signals peace talks Now playing Next Beyond five-star luxury: What's next for hospitality in Qatar? Now playing Next Beyond oil: The Sectors shaping this country’s economic future Now playing Next PHP security flaw: Why websites across Europe went dark and what it means for you Now playing Next Russia strikes Kyiv with three cluster-warhead ballistic missiles, Zelenskyy says ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT No Comment Ukraine: At least 9 people were killed in Russian attacks over the past 24 hours No Comment Australia: Bystanders dive into floodwaters to save trapped driver No Comment Serbia: Student protesters flood Belgrade ahead of snap elections No Comment Yemen: Tanks fire as fighting erupts on the outskirts of Taiz Europe News Watch: Empty shelves in southern Italy amid truckers’ fuel protests Europe News EU Parliament awards Sakharov Prize to ICC in rebuke of US sanctions Europe News Italy's truckers' protests leave supermarket shelves empty and airports without fuel Tech News Websites go dark after AI exposes major programming language security flaw World News Moment Colombian authorities seize 7.6 tonnes of cocaine bound for Europe Europe Today 'Everything' in Ukraine is now a target for Putin, says EPP MEP Europe Today Public order a 'big failure of the government', says French MEP Jean-Marc Germain Europe Today French police union to sue government over mishandling of riots ADVERTISEMENT Ukraine Russian strikes kill 7 in Ukraine after US envoy meets Putin Europe Today Europe Today: France under fire as Macron faces backlash, Putin opens door to Ukraine peace talks Business Tesla's profit drops as it explores a possible merger with Musk's other public company, SpaceX Culture news Kenichi Yoda, Princess of Asturias laureate: "Ghibli is closely tied to its time" World News Trump suggests renaming Atlantic Ocean the 'American Ocean' Europe News Disappointed after meeting, French unions call for 5 November action No Comment Greece: Thousands flood Athens streets in education protest Colombia Colombia seizes 7.6 tonnes of Netherlands-bound cocaine at Cartagena port ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT