Tibet Earthquake: Injured Toll Rises to 46, 11 Seriously Hurt

Beijing, Oct 23 The number of people injured in an earthquake in China's Tibet Autonomous Region has risen to 46, including 11 who sustained serious injuries, China Central Television reported on Friday.

Earlier, reports on Thursday said that 16 people had died and 32 were injured in the natural disaster.

Nearly 340 houses collapsed or were damaged in the earthquake, the report added.

On Thursday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported that a magnitude 7.1 earthquake had struck China's Tibet region.

According to the China Earthquake Networks Centre, the quake measured 7.0 in magnitude and struck the city of Nagqu, with its epicentre located at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles).