About sixteen (16) people died and thirty two (32) were injured, when an earthquake struck the northern part of Nagqu, part of the Tibet Autonomous Region in Southwestern China.
The earthquake is suspected to have had a magnitude of 7.0.
The China Earthquake Administration issued a Level-II emergency response.
About eleven of the thirty two, were severely injured.
Over three hundred and thirty nine (339) homes and buildings collapsed in the affected area.
Picture: USGS