According to the China Earthquake Network, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake occurred at 22:33 on October 22 in Baqing County, Nagqu City, Tibet. The depth of the earthquake was 10 kilometers. According to information, the average elevation near the epicenter is about 4,800 meters, and the surrounding area is sparsely populated. After the earthquake occurred, Zhang Chengzhong, deputy general commander of the State Council's earthquake relief headquarters and head of the Ministry of Emergency Management, immediately made a video dispatch on the local situation, requesting that the disaster situation be verified as soon as possible, and that every effort be made to do the rescue, mass relocation and resettlement, and earthquake monitoring. Ministry leaders Song Yuanming, Chen Min, Zhou Tian, and Wang Kun continued to dispatch and guide emergency response work. The State Council's Earthquake Relief Headquarters Office and Ministry of Emergency Management initiated a four-level national emergency response to the earthquake disaster and dispatched a task force to the local area to guide and deal with it.

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