At least 16 people have died, and dozens more have been injured after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit China’s Tibet region on Thursday, CNN reported, citing Chinese state news agency Xinhua.

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.

10月22日晚，西藏那曲市巴青县发生7.0级地震，造成至少18人遇难、32人受伤，数百户房屋倒塌。

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.