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M5.0 Earthquake near 12 km SW of Xuyong, China

UTC time: 2025-03-24 11:21:38 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

12 km SW of Xuyong, China

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M5.0 Earthquake near 12 km SW of Xuyong, China · 2025-03-24 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near 12 km SW of Xuyong, China · 2025-03-24 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near 12 km SW of Xuyong, China on March 24, 2025 at 11:21 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
0f724b7a60f10875753db2ea399cbbff13f170e9
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-03-24 11:21:38 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
28.10450, 105.33530

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Xuyong12.1 kmNE108'352
Luzhou87.8 kmN998'900

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Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Bijie Feixiong AirportChina · BFJ · ZUBJ
    94.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Comparison of seismic sources

2 sources currently report magnitudes from M5.0 to M5.3.

Measurements can differ because agencies use different networks and calculation methods. Values may be revised.

SourceMagnitudeDepthPosition difference
NNSNM5.310.0 km8.4 km
USGSM5.010.0 km0.0 km

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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