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M5.8 Earthquake

UTC time: 2025-09-26 21:49:58 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.8
Depth
10.0 km
Source
NNSN

Earthquake location (34.931, 104.583)

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M5.8 Earthquake · 2025-09-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.8 Earthquake · 2025-09-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On September 26, 2025 at 21:49 UTC, a magnitude M5.8 earthquake occurred near Earthquake location (34.931, 104.583). With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by NNSN.

Details

ID
2b5ce953d8641e5df1d417a844a2a4bcadb04fc1
Magnitude
M5.8
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-26 21:49:58 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
nnsn
Coordinates
34.93100, 104.58300

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
Hualin19.4 kmSE16'103
Gangu Chengguanzhen71.2 kmE103'589
Tianshui112.9 kmE1'212'791

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours8
First 24 hours8
First 72 hours8
Strongest subsequent eventM5.8
M5.22025-09-26 21:49:59 UTC8.8 kmGANSU, CHINA M5.42025-09-26 21:49:59 UTC8.1 kmEvent of magnitude 5.4, near of Lanzhou (Monde) M5.82025-09-26 21:49:59 UTC4.2 kmGansu, China M5.22025-09-26 21:49:59 UTC0.0 km19 km NW of Hualin, China M5.52025-09-26 21:50:00 UTC15.6 kmGansu, China [Land: China] M4.42025-09-26 22:28:24 UTC25.4 kmGansu, China M4.82025-09-26 22:28:24 UTC15.2 km23 km NNW of Hualin, China M4.82025-09-26 22:28:25 UTC8.1 kmGANSU, CHINA M4.42025-10-02 11:23:22 UTC14.4 kmGANSU, CHINA

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

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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