China Earthquake Administration field team on Oct. 25 located the surface rupture zone from the M7.0 Baqing, Tibet earthquake about 15 km east of the epicenter and ~20 km from Maru Township. The rupture is dominated by normal faulting with a left-lateral strike-slip component; the rupture plane is near-vertical, maximum rupture depth ~3.5 m, horizontal slip ~0.9 m. Rupture zone width measures about 8–30 m and extends north and south onto snow-covered mountains. Multiple sites of sand/liquefactio

2026-10-26

China Earthquake Administration field team on Oct. 25 located the surface rupture zone from the M7.0 Baqing, Tibet earthquake about 15 km east of the epicenter and ~20 km from Maru Township. The rupture is dominated by normal faulting with a left-lateral strike-slip component; the rupture plane is near-vertical, maximum rupture depth ~3.5 m, horizontal slip ~0.9 m. Rupture zone width measures about 8–30 m and extends north and south onto snow-covered mountains. Multiple sites of sand/liquefaction and ground fissures were observed, indicating a broad area of seismic geological damage.