Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto An earthquake ​of magnitude 7 ‌struck Tibet at ​around 10:33 ⁠p.m. local time (1433 GMT) on Thursday (October , the China ‌Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said.The ‌epicentre was ‌in ⁠a high-altitude ⁠county in Nagqu, northern Tibet, at a depth ​of 10 ‌km (6.21 miles), and the average elevation within 5 km ‌of the epicenter ​is about 4,864 metres, 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.

Published - October 22, 2026 08:54 pm IST