# Earthquake Hits Nearby Qinghai

- Place: Lhasa, China (30.08, 90.69)
- Published: 2026-11-01T04:36:14.758Z · expires 2026-11-08T04:36:14.758Z
- Floors (The Arena): none
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/4w3
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

A moderate 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck 191 km north of Nagqu in Qinghai province, China, on Saturday at 09:38 pm local time, per volcanodiscovery.com.

The quake was followed by a 4.0-magnitude aftershock just two minutes later, also recorded near Nagqu, according to the same source.

Meanwhile, protests continue in Lhasa as a Tibetan woman stages fresh demonstrations demanding justice for her imprisoned brother, Dorje Tashi, devdiscourse.com reports.

## Sources

- [Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - Qinghai, 191 km north of Nagqu, Tibet, China, on Saturday, Oct 31, 2026, at 09:38 pm (Shanghai time)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitAFBVV95cUxOamZ6UW1CMU4xbjBuYllnemFRMHpvanU3VVc2TzdXV2k2OV90ZHRTcW9fVTVCcHcwTHdJUzFsdVFIQlJMWTNzdFp6ckljU21McDZIZmVqWjlTT0x2LXVtSUUySTAtNFduZjNwcFg4aHk0Z0RTUV90dFVEd1Z6TkZoRDFCVVR1WWhsQWM4aXcxYThGM1FlODRrRTk5VktIWHdPeHppbUZnUS1GeXIyVTRHRkRkX2g?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-10-31
- [Mining in Tibet in 2026: The Copper Boom, Troubled Rivers and the Question of Who Benefits](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuwFBVV95cUxPbElSdWRPTGZOMW1lVzF5T3pPNDdZaXZnSm56WERqZHhydHNmaTJaRldxQng2WWVjQ3NDaFFFa3dXUmZrU25OMlVMTENHYmJyZFdLTzBYWnhOVDZ0NVJtUl9ka1Y5eE13RGgxNlhfdjlQNGlTcnpFQ0pmNVhXMFA4bkJFR0szUk4weU1EU1NCN2VFeEFLYU9xVUNGUGxHdUZid2JjbkhCQTk5Z0w2eGt2ZUdWMklvZ1drc1lV?oc=5) · tibetanreview.net · 2026-10-31
- [Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake - Qinghai, 190 km north of Nagqu, Tibet, China, on Saturday, Oct 31, 2026, at 09:36 pm (Kolkata time)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi1gFBVV95cUxPU05LMmZ4LWxPWllvdHNLdjBVamJXaTV5ZndTbEh2WkxYelJZTC05SUNLaV9FdnFPcUMwM0lvUTdIQVdqbTQ5TUpOeThQcjl5T09Wa2hIbE1Mb0E3QmxrZ2tqZGo0MU5DUFQySGs5dnRDUDBOeEJLNzVmS1g0Rk1qTXJMLTh1YW9IdVdpTllqYmdxSlJHbDlTRHlHSU04WFFmMDJpSURVQUtVbWRfWEVDTXJtY3VoTG5jWU9YcTNhT2dCQlpuWmR0YW5LbjFvcmx3cDZEdzZR?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-10-31
- [Xizang Story: Lighting up Lhasa's youth through Tibetan director's lens](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifEFVX3lxTE1CUkRDb3pRQTRRbHFKZjBzQ0hhcl9XY3F1Ym1TenUwNE1aTUF2NnMtcmVQVk9fUVJjOXBOcU5ybWJ4QkJrV251ODQ4bksycmZRa3B2NHpCajAyVWsyMnpNVE1ENHNWT1JaaUJrV1hSa01qY0dlSENfb0pleWg?oc=5) · english.news.cn · 2026-10-31
- [Tibetan woman stages fresh protest in Lhasa, demands justice for imprisoned brother Dorje Tashi](https://news.google.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?oc=5) · devdiscourse.com · 2026-10-30
- [Tibetan woman stages fresh protest in Lhasa, demands justice for imprisoned brother Dorje Tashi](https://news.google.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?oc=5) · tribuneindia.com · 2026-10-30
- [Lingka tradition thrives as leisure economy in Lhasa](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifkFVX3lxTE5wSWdwNnVTZW1jTV9vbXlQdldmUlhmU29XR25XWExDX2JPc0ktaG9MTFVGNHNrMHNpYThfaWdMYUhSa0xEenpLYVN5czFaUERIeVRMbWswcDNhUkg0SUpyMUVPbG53NENDaWJEbG56T1RGU2dKNTZkaWNFZDBFZw?oc=5) · chinadaily.com.cn · 2026-10-30
- [Regulation to ease herders' financial woes](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifkFVX3lxTE0tbkRFNlVLaENJbU01YlYxVGFaYWZobUV0WDRPSFlVdGpUUEFlMFZwdUduUThqRGVCY1ZwbkNaVDJjU3RLUE5YV21wSk84b1lIaXhPRUdmSzJZMF9GLXR5NlFIVTdPeFcteF9CM2Z6cGZRSlVUYk5PX1NCT0JVdw?oc=5) · chinadaily.com.cn · 2026-10-29

## Open data shown on the globe

- M4.4 earthquake · USGS · plate boundaries: Bird 2003