A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Baqen County of Nagqu City in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, at 10:33 p.m. Thursday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 32.40 degrees north latitude and 93.79 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 10 km.

The China Earthquake Administration has initiated a Level-II emergency response following the quake.