A magnitude-7.0 earthquake hit Baqing County, Nagqu, Tibet at 22:33 on Oct 22,
depth 10 km. The quake affected 13,673 people; 12,489 have been evacuated (7,600
in Maru township, 4,889 in Gangqie township). By 17:00 on Oct 23, central,
regional, municipal and county authorities had dispatched 60,518 relief items
across 20 categories, including 4,758 tents and 2,000 prefabricated housing
units. Main roads were reopened by midday and power to the affected area was
fully restored at 20:38 on Oct 23 after repairs to the final low-voltage
distribution zone.
