An earthquake of magnitude 7 struck China's southwestern region of Tibet at around 10:33 p.m.

A magnitude 7 earthquake has hit China's Tibet region, killing at least 16 people and injuring 54

The epicentre was located in a mountainous area about 190 kilometres (120 miles) east-northeast of Nagqu, and 390 kilometres northeast of the regional capital Lhasa, the US Geological Survey said.

Tibet rocked by 7.0-magnitude earthquake

The quake hit a mountainous, sparsely-populated region in north-eastern Tibet.

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck China's Tibet region, killing at least 16 people, injuring 32 others, and causing over 300 houses to collapse.

The powerful earthquake has killed 16 people and wounded 32 so far, local medics reported.

At least 16 people have died and dozens more have been injured after a major earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale shook China’s remote Tibet region on Thursday, state media said. Hundreds of houses collapsed in the tremor.

It was the biggest earthquake in the region in the last five years, China's national broadcaster CCTV said.

A strong 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck China’s western Tibet autonomous region late on Thursday and casualties have been reported, state news agency Xinhua said, citing local authorities. The report did not offer any details about the number or type of...