NAGQU, Tibet — A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck a remote part of northern Tibet late Thursday, killing at least 16 people and injuring 54, Chinese state media said, according to CBS News.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit at 10:33 p.m. local time about 119 miles east-northeast of Nagqu, a sparsely populated high-plateau region more than 180 miles north of Lhasa. USGS estimated its depth at about 11 miles.
At least 339 homes and 20 livestock sheds collapsed, local officials said. Eleven of the injured were in serious condition.
More than 1,600 people were sent to search and help survivors, and officials shipped in about 1,000 prefabricated housing units, roughly 3,000 tents and folding beds, flashlights and winter clothing.
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV called it the region’s strongest earthquake in five years.
Sources: CBS News. Thee Arizona Times uses AI-assisted reporting reviewed against the sources listed.
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