More than 300 homes collapsed as rescuers were deployed in the affected county.
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Tibet on Thursday evening, killing at least 16 people and injuring 46, according to reports.
At least 339 houses and 20 livestock sheds collapsed, and more than 1,600 people were deployed for rescue and relief work in the affected county.
The Himalayan region is among the most seismically active in the world. In January 2025, an earthquake near Tingri county close to Mount Everest killed at least 126 people.
The deadliest recent Himalayan quake was the magnitude 7.8 Nepal earthquake of April 2015, which killed nearly 9,000 people.
