Magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Tibet kills at least 16, Xinhua reports; over 300 houses collapse
Photo: CBS NewsA magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck China's Tibet region at 10:33 p.m. local time Thursday, killing at least 16 people and injuring 32, Xinhua reported, citing local officials. More than 300 houses collapsed. The U.S. Geological Survey put the epicenter about 119 miles east-northeast of Nagqu in a sparsely populated, high-altitude area; Xinhua placed it in Maru township, Baqen county. The USGS gave a depth of 11 miles, the China Earthquake Networks Center 6.2 miles. Power and telecom services were disrupted in the county seat, and a level-II emergency response was activated. Officials were still assessing damage as relief work continued.
Right-leaning outlets had not reported the story at the time of writing; left-leaning and alternative outlets had, focusing on casualties, damage and the quake's measurements. CBS News led with deaths and destroyed homes and noted flooding in the region under two months earlier; CNN's excerpt gave only the USGS magnitude and time. France 24 added a township official's account of cracked office walls and the January 2025 Tingri quake that killed at least 126; Reuters cited Xinhua's toll and the CENC's timing.
How the sides differ Left and alternative sources both report the death toll and damage; left sources add the recent flooding, alternative sources add local damage and the 2025 quake; right sources have not covered it.
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CBS News led with the death toll, collapsed homes and the USGS and Xinhua figures, plus the recent glacier-collapse flooding. CNN's excerpt gave only the USGS magnitude and time.
France 24 relied on Xinhua and a township deputy head for damage, disruption and response details, and recalled the January 2025 Tingri quake. Reuters's headline cited Xinhua's toll of 16; its excerpt cited the CENC.
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