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M4.6 Depth: 35.0 km

M4.6 Earthquake near ར་སྔོད་ shang la xiu xiang, qing hai sheng (China)

UTC time: 2026-05-28 02:37:54 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.6 earthquake was recorded near ར་སྔོད་ shang la xiu xiang, qing hai sheng (China) on May 28, 2026 at 02:37 UTC. With a focal depth of about 35 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. China: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 2 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.1.

Details

Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
35.0 km
UTC time
2026-05-28 02:37:54 UTC
Local time
—
Country
China
State
qing hai sheng
City
ར་སྔོད་ shang la xiu xiang
County
yu shu shi ཡུལ་ཤུལ་རྫོང།
Source
emsc
Coordinates
33.02340, 96.12400
Temperature
0.2°C

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Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 35 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 35 km
Shallow
35 km
35 km — deeper than the regional average (18.5 km)
Regional average: 18.5 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

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