7-magnitude earthquake strikes Tibet months after deadly flash floods in the region

The quake comes weeks after devastating floods along Nepal's mountainous border with China, including the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river floods on August 26, which left more than 1,400 people dead and thousands missing.Earthquake (Representational image)New Delhi,Oct 22, 2026 20:49 ISTA powerful earthquake of magnitude 7 struck China's Tibet on Thursday, with the tremor originating at a shallow depth of 10 km, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).The China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said the earthquake struck at around 10.33 pm local time (1433 GMT) in a county in Nagqu, northern Tibet. The epicentre was located at a depth of 10 km, CENC data showed.The quake was clearly felt in the local area, CENC said. The epicentre was around 400 km away from the Tibetan capital of Lhasa.EQ of M: 7.0, On: 22/10/2026 20:03:43 IST, Lat: 32.368 N, Long: 93.853 E, Depth: 173 Km, Location: Tibet. For more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/5gCOtjdtw0 @DrJitendraSingh @OfficeOfDrJS @tummalasrini @GSuresh_NCS @ndmaindia https://t.co/WsHubm1jFP— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) October 22, 2026The tremor comes weeks after devastating floods and landslides along the mountainous Nepal-China border left more than 1,400 people dead and thousands missing, with Nepal Prime Minister Balen Shah saying that they may never be traced.In late August, the collapse of a glacier near the border between Nepal and China's Tibet Autonomous Region triggered landslides and flash flooding that swept through downstream valleys. The disasters caused widespread destruction in the region. Search and recovery operations continued in the weeks that followed, with more than 6,000 people still reported missing in the affected area.There was no immediate information available on casualties or damage caused by Thursday's earthquake. Further details about its impact were awaited. - EndsWith agency inputs