Xinhua News Agency: "Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Strikes Tibet, China... Hypocenter 10 km Deep"
A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region in western China.
China's state-run Xinhua News Agency reported on October 22, citing the China Earthquake Networks Center, that a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Baqing County in Naqu City, Xizang Autonomous Region, at 10:33 p.m. local time that day.
The China Earthquake Networks Center initially announced, based on automatic measurements taken immediately after the quake, that it had registered around magnitude 6.7. After formal observations, it revised the magnitude upward to 7.0.
The epicenter was at 32.40 degrees north latitude and 93.79 degrees east longitude, and the hypocenter was estimated to be 10 km deep.
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According to Xinhua, three villages—Lengda, Fuqin, and Gaizaka—are within a 5-km radius of the epicenter. Areas within a 20-km radius also include Gangqie Township and Maru Township.
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