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Red earthquake (Magnitude 7M, Depth:18km) in China 22/10/2026 14:33 UTC, 10 thousand (in MMI>=VII).

📍 China · since 22 Oct 2026

Source: GDACS ↗
Source updated: 23 Oct 2026, 15:02 UTC
Event start (source): 22 Oct 2026, 14:33 UTC
Last checked: 25 Oct 2026, 03:30 UTC
Last change ingested: 24 Oct 2026, 22:30 UTC

At a glance

What happened: Earthquake — Magnitude 7M, Depth:18km. GDACS Red alert.
Where: China (32.38, 93.78 per source)
When: Began 22 Oct 2026, 14:33 UTC
Who is affected: People in China. USGS estimates the likely impact at PAGER orange (a model, not a count).
Has it escalated?: Source alert level unchanged since first seen.
Latest development: BBC News, 23 Oct 2026: Powerful earthquake hits Tibet killing 16 people, reports say

What the source confirmsFacts · from GDACS

Alert: GDACS Red alert — source record ↗
Severity (source's statement): Magnitude 7M, Depth:18km
USGS PAGER impact estimate: orange USGS event page ↗
Affected countries listed by the source: China
Start: 22 Oct 2026, 14:33 UTC
GLIDE number: EQ-2026-000195-CHN
Source description: “On 10/22/2026 2:33:40 PM, an earthquake occurred in China potentially affecting 10 thousand (in MMI>=VII). The earthquake had Magnitude 7M, Depth:18km.”

Reported, not independently verifiedNews organisations

Headlines are the publishers' own. Where reports conflict, the source record above takes precedence.

News BBC News · 23 Oct 2026 (2 days ago)
Powerful earthquake hits Tibet killing 16 people, reports say
The quake hit a mountainous, sparsely-populated area in what China calls the Tibet Autonomous Region.
News The Guardian · 23 Oct 2026 (2 days ago)
Magnitude-7 earthquake hits China’s Tibet, killing at least 16 and destroying hundreds of homes
Search and rescue efforts under way after quake strikes region’s north, officials say, while at least seven aftershocks recorded A magnitude-7 earthquake has hit China’s Tibet region, killing at least 16 people, injuring 54 and collapsing hundreds of homes in the northern regional city of Nagqu, of…
News Al Jazeera · 22 Oct 2026 (2 days ago)
Powerful earthquake in Tibet kills at least 16 people
Number injured after magnitude 7 quake ⁠struck ⁠the southwestern region of China's Tibet has risen.
News France 24 · 22 Oct 2026 (2 days ago)
Strong earthquake strikes China’s remote Tibet region
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.

TimelineNewest first · UTC · grey = older than 7 days

23 Oct 2026, 05:16 UTC
BBC News reported: Powerful earthquake hits Tibet killing 16 people, reports say
23 Oct 2026, 04:04 UTC
The Guardian reported: Magnitude-7 earthquake hits China’s Tibet, killing at least 16 and destroying hundreds of homes
22 Oct 2026, 21:23 UTC
Al Jazeera reported: Powerful earthquake in Tibet kills at least 16 people
22 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC
France 24 reported: Strong earthquake strikes China’s remote Tibet region
22 Oct 2026, 16:26 UTC
GDACS changed its alert level to red.
22 Oct 2026, 16:13 UTC
GDACS changed its alert level to orange.
22 Oct 2026, 15:30 UTC · RedAlertDirect
First recorded by RedAlertDirect.
22 Oct 2026, 14:56 UTC
GDACS alert level: red.
22 Oct 2026, 14:33 UTC
Event began, according to GDACS.

AssessmentRule-based · not a measurement

Severe GDACS Red alert — the source expects a major humanitarian impact.

Factor	Rating	Basis	Why
Hazard severity GDACS (UN OCHA / European Commission): Magnitude 7M, Depth:18km	High	Source	GDACS (UN OCHA / European Commission): Magnitude 7M, Depth:18km
Geographic spread 1 country listed by the source: China.	Low	Rule on source data	1 country listed by the source: China.
Escalation Source alert level unchanged since first seen.	Low	Source	Source alert level unchanged since first seen.
Civilian impact USGS PAGER orange: a model estimate of likely fatalities, not a count.	High	Source	USGS PAGER orange: a model estimate of likely fatalities, not a count.
Economic impact USGS PAGER orange: a model estimate of likely economic losses, not a count.	High	Source	USGS PAGER orange: a model estimate of likely economic losses, not a count.
Displacement No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.	Not rated	Not assessed	No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.
Infrastructure No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.	Not rated	Not assessed	No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.
International involvement No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.	Not rated	Not assessed	No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.
Uncertainty Impact estimates are modelled by the source and may be revised.	Medium	Rule on source data	Impact estimates are modelled by the source and may be revised.

Ratings marked “Source” restate the source. “Rule on source data” applies a published rule (see methodology). Nothing here is produced by a language model.