Magnitude 7 earthquake hits Tibet, at least 16 killed, 32 injured

A powerful magnitude 7 earthquake struck China's Tibet (Xizang Autonomous Region), killing at least 16 people. Another 32 people were injured in the quake.

According to China's state news agency Xinhua, the earthquake struck at 10:33 pm local time on Thursday night. The epicenter was in a high-altitude mountain county in the Nagqu region of northern Tibet.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers below the surface, according to reports. The local emergency management bureau has released the figures for the dead and injured.

The region lies in remote, mountainous terrain. Since the details available so far are preliminary, further information on the damage is yet to come.