TREE NEWS reports: A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Baqing County in Nagqu, Tibet, at about 22:33 on Oct. 22. In the past 24 hours, 391 aftershocks were recorded, bringing the total to 892 as of 12:00 on Oct. 24. Of these, 851 were below magnitude 3.0 and 41 were 3.0 or above, with the largest at 4.5.
Tibet Baqing 7.0 Earthquake: 391 Aftershocks in Past 24 Hours, Largest 4.5
The aftershock count is the more telling figure than the mainshock itself: with the overwhelming majority below magnitude 3.0 and only a small cluster at 3.0 or above, the sequence so far reads as a typical decaying aftershock pattern rather than escalating activity. For residents and local authorities in Nagqu, the practical concern is cumulative strain on structures and infrastructure from hundreds of smaller tremors, not any single event. Whether the frequency continues to taper over the coming days is the open question worth tracking.
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