Magnitude
M4.6
- Depth
- 35.0 km
- Source
- EMSC
qing hai sheng · ར་སྔོད་ shang la xiu xiang
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M4.6 Earthquake near ར་སྔོད་ shang la xiu xiang, qing hai sheng (China)
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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 3 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.0.
Details
ID
3124bf5a9981558e95203504922b721c3365d57e
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
35.0 km
UTC time
2026-05-28 02:37:54 UTC
Local time
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Country
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
Depth profile
Shallow
35 km
35 km — deeper than the regional average (18.3 km)
Regional average: 18.3 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
China
Context for this earthquake
05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 555 Catalogue entries
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Stats (last 24h)
Global (24h)
611
Country (24h)
China
3