Powerful Earthquake in Tibet Kills at Least 16
A powerful earthquake shook north-eastern Tibet in China on Thursday. The quake had a magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter scale.
The area is mountainous and thinly populated. At least 16 people died.
The Associated Press said official media counted 46 injured. Hundreds of houses collapsed in the quake. China Central Television called it the region's biggest quake in five years.
Klear Note — Magnitude measures an earthquake’s size; 7.0 is considered a major quake.