# At least 16 people have died and 65 have been injured after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit the Nagqu region in Chinese-controlled Tibet. According to Chinese state news agency Xinhua, 339 houses have collapsed, and power has largely been cut off to the region. The China Earthquake Administration has activated a level two emergency response, its second-highest tier, while the US Geological Survey has recorded seven tremors close to the epicentre. Premier Li Qiang has called for urgent efforts to organise rescue operations.
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits Tibet, killing 16 people