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Quakes this month
30
Latest UTC: 2026-01-17 04:41:50
Strongest
M6.0
China [Land]
Country rank
#21
30 quakes in 2026 · out of 21 countries
Averages
M4.37 · 21 km
Avg this month: M4.56

Overview – China

The latest recorded earthquake in China was on 2026-01-17 at 04:41 UTC in 新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی with magnitude M4.4.

In the current month, 30 earthquakes were recorded in China with an average magnitude of 4.56.

Most earthquakes in 2026 occurred in 新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی (11), followed by 西藏自治区 བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། (3).

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

All-time events
364
Strongest
M6.0
Latest (UTC)
2026-01-17 04:41:50 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 30 events from the QuakeMap24 database (UTC).

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M4.4 Depth: 1 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 阿合奇镇 ئاقچى بازىرى / اقچئي شاارچاسى

Time (UTC) 2026-01-17 04:41:50 UTC
Coordinates 41.078, 78.436
Source emsc
M2.8 Depth: 10 km
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西藏自治区 བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། · 琼孜乡

Time (UTC) 2026-01-16 08:37:48 UTC
Coordinates 28.180, 88.020
Source emsc
M4.9 Depth: 10 km
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青海省 · 柴旦镇

Time (UTC) 2026-01-14 23:18:19 UTC
Coordinates 37.610, 95.130
Source gfz

Qinghai, China

M5.0 Depth: 10 km
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青海省 · 柴旦镇

Time (UTC) 2026-01-14 23:18:19 UTC
Coordinates 37.690, 95.310
Source emsc
M5.0 Depth: 10 km
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青海省 · 柴旦镇

Time (UTC) 2026-01-14 23:18:18 UTC
Coordinates 37.648, 95.144
Source usgs

282 km S of Dunhuang, China

M3.8 Depth: 16 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 哈拉峻乡 قاراجول يېزىسى / قاراجۉل ايىلى

Time (UTC) 2026-01-14 10:08:26 UTC
Coordinates 40.128, 76.676
Source isc

Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region

M4.3 Depth: 90 km
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西藏自治区 བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། · 日屋镇

Time (UTC) 2026-01-14 06:57:41 UTC
Coordinates 27.960, 87.870
Source emsc
M3.9 Depth: 10 km
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西藏自治区 བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། · 普兰镇

Time (UTC) 2026-01-13 18:20:11 UTC
Coordinates 30.490, 81.250
Source emsc
M4.7 Depth: 10 km
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贵州省 · 赫章县

Time (UTC) 2026-01-09 20:01:10 UTC
Coordinates 27.280, 104.192
Source usgs

47 km E of Zhaotong, China

M4.7 Depth: 10 km
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贵州省 · 赫章县

Time (UTC) 2026-01-09 20:01:09 UTC
Coordinates 27.280, 104.192
Source emsc
M4.8 Depth: 140 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 木吉乡 مۇجى يېزىسى / موجۇ ايىلى

Time (UTC) 2026-01-08 19:08:39 UTC
Coordinates 38.550, 73.990
Source emsc
M4.6 Depth: 140 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 木吉乡 مۇجى يېزىسى / موجۇ ايىلى

Time (UTC) 2026-01-08 19:08:39 UTC
Coordinates 38.550, 73.990
Source isc

Tajikistan-Xinjiang border region

M5.3 Depth: 10 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 达布达尔乡 دەفتەر يېزىسى

Time (UTC) 2026-01-08 16:59:57 UTC
Coordinates 37.230, 74.750
Source gfz

Tajikistan-Xinjiang Border Region

M5.5 Depth: 10 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 达布达尔乡 دەفتەر يېزىسى

Time (UTC) 2026-01-08 16:59:53 UTC
Coordinates 37.081, 75.116
Source usp

Tajikistan-Xinjiang Border Region

M4.3 Depth: 10 km
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甘肃省 · 斗敌

Time (UTC) 2026-01-08 16:01:52 UTC
Coordinates 34.730, 104.620
Source emsc
M3.0 Depth: 10 km
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云南省 · 景洪市

Time (UTC) 2026-01-08 06:00:51 UTC
Coordinates 22.255, 100.692
Source emsc
M5.2 Depth: 10 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 达布达尔乡 دەفتەر يېزىسى

Time (UTC) 2026-01-06 19:17:10 UTC
Coordinates 37.252, 74.614
Source usgs

103 km N of Barishal, Pakistan

M5.1 Depth: 10 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 达布达尔乡 دەفتەر يېزىسى

Time (UTC) 2026-01-06 19:17:10 UTC
Coordinates 37.250, 74.640
Source gfz

Tajikistan-Xinjiang Border Region

M5.2 Depth: 10 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 达布达尔乡 دەفتەر يېزىسى

Time (UTC) 2026-01-06 19:17:10 UTC
Coordinates 37.252, 74.614
Source isc

Tajikistan-Xinjiang border region

M3.9 Depth: 20 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 库兰萨日克乡 قۇلانساراق يېزىسى / قۇلانساراق ايىلى

Time (UTC) 2026-01-05 10:02:02 UTC
Coordinates 41.175, 78.335
Source isc

Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region

M4.1 Depth: 7 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی · 库车市 كۇچار شەھىرى

Time (UTC) 2026-01-05 09:50:12 UTC
Coordinates 40.996, 83.864
Source emsc
M4.8 Depth: 10 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی

Time (UTC) 2026-01-04 08:30:07 UTC
Coordinates 42.350, 85.060
Source gfz

Northern Xinjiang, China

M4.9 Depth: 10 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی

Time (UTC) 2026-01-04 08:30:07 UTC
Coordinates 42.352, 85.055
Source isc

Northern Xinjiang

M5.0 Depth: 10 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی

Time (UTC) 2026-01-04 08:30:06 UTC
Coordinates 42.267, 85.015
Source usgs

109 km WNW of Korla, China

M5.0 Depth: 10 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی

Time (UTC) 2026-01-04 08:30:06 UTC
Coordinates 42.300, 84.920
Source emsc
M5.0 Depth: 10 km
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新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی

Time (UTC) 2026-01-04 08:30:06 UTC
Coordinates 42.267, 85.015
Source isc

Northern Xinjiang

M4.7 Depth: 10 km
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甘肃省

Time (UTC) 2026-01-03 13:21:57 UTC
Coordinates 35.090, 104.670
Source emsc
M4.7 Depth: 10 km
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甘肃省

Time (UTC) 2026-01-03 13:21:56 UTC
Coordinates 34.996, 104.475
Source usgs

31 km NW of Hualin, China

M4.6 Depth: 10 km
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甘肃省

Time (UTC) 2026-01-03 13:21:55 UTC
Coordinates 35.040, 104.750
Source gfz

Gansu, China

M3.7 Depth: 10 km
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云南省

Time (UTC) 2026-01-02 04:00:08 UTC
Coordinates 23.213, 99.413
Source emsc

Charts – China

Distributions and trends based on the QuakeMap24 database.

Monthly activity (last 12 months)

2025-02
0
2025-03
0
2025-04
2
2025-05
35
2025-06
36
2025-07
31
2025-08
25
2025-09
48
2025-10
55
2025-11
40
2025-12
62
2026-01
30

Counts are per calendar month (UTC).

Magnitude distribution

0-1
0
1-2
0
2-3
12
3-4
74
4-5
222
5-6
55
6-7
1
7-8
0
8-9
0
9+
0

Based on the last 365 days (UTC).

Depth distribution

0-70
342
70-300
20
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: 142
  2. 新疆维吾尔自治区 شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی
    Events: 115
  3. 云南省
    Events: 26
  4. 四川省
    Events: 26
  5. 甘肃省
    Events: 15

FAQ – China

What is the latest recorded earthquake in China?
The newest entry in our database for China is dated 2026-01-17 04:41:50 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 364 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 M4.37 and the average depth is 21 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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