At least 16 killed as a magnitude 7 earthquake strikes Tibet
- At least 16 were killed and 32 injured when a magnitude 7 earthquake hit Tibet on Thursday night.
- The USGS said the quake hit at 10.33 pm local time, 191 km east-north-east of the city of Nagqu.
- At least 339 homes collapsed, and police and fire teams are pitching tents for displaced people.
- Nagqu lies over 300 km north of Lhasa in a sparsely populated, high-altitude part of Tibet.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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