A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Baqing County, Tibet. The national earthquake disaster emergency response has been upgraded to Level III.

According to the national earthquake emergency response plan, the Office of the State Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management upgraded the national earthquake disaster emergency response from Level IV to Level III, and dispatched a working group led by Wang Kun, deputy commander of the State Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters and head of the China Earthquake Administration, to the disaster area to provide guidance and assistance. The Ministry of Emergency Management guided the Emergency Management Department of the Tibet Autonomous Region to dispatch Wing Loong drones to the disaster area to carry out disaster reconnaissance missions. The national comprehensive fire and rescue teams dispatched a total of 350 people and 83 vehicles for rescue operations. As of 6:30 on the 23rd, 120 people and 27 vehicles had arrived at the disaster area, and 230 people and 56 vehicles from the Tibet Fire and Rescue Corps were en route as reinforcements, all having advanced into Nagqu territory.