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Quakes this month
28
Latest UTC: 2026-05-28 02:37:54
Strongest
M6.0
China [Land]
Country rank
#21
159 quakes in 2026 · out of 21 countries
Averages
M4.26 · 22 km
Avg this month: M4.44

Overview – China

The latest recorded earthquake in China was on 2026-05-28 at 02:37 UTC in 青海省 with magnitude M4.6.

In the current month, 28 earthquakes were recorded in China with an average magnitude of 4.44.

Most earthquakes in 2026 occurred in 西藏自治区 བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། (63), followed by 新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی (48).

The strongest recorded earthquake in China reached magnitude M6.0 on 2025-12-04.

In 2026, 87% of events were M≥3 and 14% were M≥5.

All-time events
473
Strongest
M6.0
Latest (UTC)
2026-05-28 02:37:54 UTC

Strongest – China

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M6.0 China [Land]
UTC: 2025-12-04 07:44:09 UTC · Depth: 9 km

Map – China

Markers show the latest 30 earthquakes in China.

Recent earthquakes – China

Showing the latest 28 events from the QuakeMap24 database (UTC).

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M4.6 Depth: 35 km
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青海省 · ར་སྔོད་ 上拉秀乡

Time (UTC) 2026-05-28 02:37:54 UTC
Coordinates 33.023, 96.124
Source emsc
M4.4 Depth: 10 km
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青海省 · ར་སྔོད་ 上拉秀乡

Time (UTC) 2026-05-28 02:37:52 UTC
Coordinates 33.020, 96.180
Source isc

Qinghai

M4.7 Depth: 10 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 塔里木镇 تارىم

Time (UTC) 2026-05-20 08:06:35 UTC
Coordinates 41.230, 83.540
Source gfz

Southern Xinjiang, China

M4.7 Depth: 10 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 库车市 كۇچار شەھىرى

Time (UTC) 2026-05-20 08:06:34 UTC
Coordinates 41.160, 83.320
Source emsc
M5.1 Depth: 10 km
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广西壮族自治区 · 柳城县

Time (UTC) 2026-05-18 13:44:26 UTC
Coordinates 24.480, 109.207
Source usgs

26 km NW of Liuzhou, China

M4.7 Depth: 34 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 乌鲁木齐市 ئۈرۈمچى

Time (UTC) 2026-05-18 08:32:27 UTC
Coordinates 43.760, 87.500
Source gfz

Northern Xinjiang, China

M4.8 Depth: 10 km
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广西壮族自治区 · 石碑坪镇

Time (UTC) 2026-05-17 16:21:07 UTC
Coordinates 24.520, 109.300
Source gfz

Southeastern China

M5.0 Depth: 10 km
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广西壮族自治区 · 柳城县

Time (UTC) 2026-05-17 16:21:06 UTC
Coordinates 24.457, 109.218
Source usgs

24 km NW of Liuzhou, China

M5.1 Depth: 0 km
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广西壮族自治区 · 柳城县

Time (UTC) 2026-05-17 16:21:05 UTC
Coordinates 24.451, 109.264
Source emsc
M2.7 Depth: 5 km
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西藏自治区 བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། · 下亚东乡

Time (UTC) 2026-05-15 05:56:36 UTC
Coordinates 27.395, 88.895
Source emsc
M4.4 Depth: 10 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 库车市 كۇچار شەھىرى

Time (UTC) 2026-05-13 20:37:21 UTC
Coordinates 41.390, 83.990
Source emsc
M4.4 Depth: 10 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 轮南镇 جەنۇبىي بۈگۈر بازىرى

Time (UTC) 2026-05-13 20:37:20 UTC
Coordinates 41.410, 84.030
Source gfz

Southern Xinjiang, China

M4.4 Depth: 10 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 轮南镇 جەنۇبىي بۈگۈر بازىرى

Time (UTC) 2026-05-13 20:37:19 UTC
Coordinates 41.291, 84.065
Source usgs

105 km ESE of Kuqa, China

M3.6 Depth: 10 km
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西藏自治区 བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། · 塔尔玛乡

Time (UTC) 2026-05-07 18:52:12 UTC
Coordinates 30.283, 89.311
Source emsc
M4.8 Depth: 10 km
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四川省 · 石棉县

Time (UTC) 2026-05-04 16:03:04 UTC
Coordinates 29.450, 102.090
Source gfz

Sichuan, China

M4.8 Depth: 10 km
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四川省 · 化林村

Time (UTC) 2026-05-04 16:03:04 UTC
Coordinates 29.710, 102.320
Source emsc
M4.6 Depth: 10 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 库车市 كۇچار شەھىرى

Time (UTC) 2026-05-03 18:39:58 UTC
Coordinates 41.330, 84.002
Source usgs

99 km ESE of Kuqa, China

M4.8 Depth: 10 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 轮南镇 جەنۇبىي بۈگۈر بازىرى

Time (UTC) 2026-05-03 18:39:58 UTC
Coordinates 41.330, 84.080
Source gfz

Southern Xinjiang, China

M4.6 Depth: 10 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 库车市 كۇچار شەھىرى

Time (UTC) 2026-05-03 18:39:57 UTC
Coordinates 41.334, 83.955
Source emsc
M2.7 Depth: 10 km
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西藏自治区 བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། · 日屋镇

Time (UTC) 2026-05-03 06:27:35 UTC
Coordinates 28.056, 87.598
Source emsc
M4.3 Depth: 96 km
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西藏自治区 བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། · 帕江乡

Time (UTC) 2026-05-03 06:26:40 UTC
Coordinates 31.281, 84.059
Source emsc
M4.3 Depth: 10 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 库车市 كۇچار شەھىرى

Time (UTC) 2026-05-02 11:34:15 UTC
Coordinates 41.410, 83.930
Source emsc
M4.3 Depth: 10 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 库车市 كۇچار شەھىرى

Time (UTC) 2026-05-02 11:34:14 UTC
Coordinates 41.429, 83.987
Source usgs

93 km ESE of Kuqa, China

M4.7 Depth: 10 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 轮南镇 جەنۇبىي بۈگۈر بازىرى

Time (UTC) 2026-05-02 11:34:14 UTC
Coordinates 41.360, 84.030
Source gfz

Southern Xinjiang, China

M4.4 Depth: 10 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 库车市 كۇچار شەھىرى

Time (UTC) 2026-05-02 01:14:54 UTC
Coordinates 41.358, 83.935
Source emsc
M4.4 Depth: 10 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 库车市 كۇچار شەھىرى

Time (UTC) 2026-05-01 22:17:57 UTC
Coordinates 41.309, 83.994
Source usgs

99 km ESE of Kuqa, China

M4.7 Depth: 10 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 轮南镇 جەنۇبىي بۈگۈر بازىرى

Time (UTC) 2026-05-01 22:17:56 UTC
Coordinates 41.340, 84.070
Source gfz

Southern Xinjiang, China

M4.4 Depth: 10 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 库车市 كۇچار شەھىرى

Time (UTC) 2026-05-01 22:17:56 UTC
Coordinates 41.360, 83.860
Source emsc

Charts – China

Distributions and trends based on the QuakeMap24 database.

Monthly activity (last 12 months)

2025-06
36
2025-07
30
2025-08
23
2025-09
42
2025-10
53
2025-11
38
2025-12
55
2026-01
40
2026-02
50
2026-03
13
2026-04
28
2026-05
28

Counts are per calendar month (UTC).

Magnitude distribution

0-1
0
1-2
0
2-3
31
3-4
97
4-5
249
5-6
63
6-7
1
7-8
0
8-9
0
9+
0

Based on the last 365 days (UTC).

Depth distribution

0-70
407
70-300
32
300-700
2
700+
0

Depth buckets are derived from the last 365 days (UTC).

Top regions – China

Regions are derived from the most specific available location fields (e.g. state, then city).

  1. 西藏自治区 བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།
    Events: 201
  2. 新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی
    Events: 142
  3. 四川省
    Events: 38
  4. 云南省
    Events: 32
  5. 甘肃省
    Events: 18

FAQ – China

What is the latest recorded earthquake in China?
The newest entry in our database for China is dated 2026-05-28 02:37:54 UTC.
What was the strongest recorded earthquake in China?
The strongest recorded event in our database for China reached magnitude M6.0.
How many earthquakes are recorded for China?
QuakeMap24 currently contains 473 recorded earthquakes for China (all-time, based on our database).
What are typical average magnitude and depth in China?
Across all recorded events in China, the average magnitude is M4.26 and the average depth is 22 km.
Why do some events show city/state/village and others only a place name?
Locality labels depend on the available source data. Some providers deliver precise administrative levels; others provide a broader place description.
How can I explore more than the last 30 events?
Use the country history page for China to explore earthquake activity with filters.
How often is this page updated?
The content is generated from the QuakeMap24 database and refreshes as new events are ingested. Timestamps are shown in UTC for consistency.

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