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M5.8 Depth: 12.0 km

M5.8 Earthquake near WESTERN XIZANG (China)

UTC time: 2025-05-11 21:11:24 UTC Local time: —
M5.8 earthquake near xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། on May 11, 2025 — map of epicenter and shaking intensity | QuakeMap24
M5.8 Earthquake near WESTERN XIZANG (China) · 2025-05-11 21:11:24 UTC

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.8 earthquake was recorded near WESTERN XIZANG (China) on May 11, 2025 at 21:11 UTC. With a focal depth of about 12 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 data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

Magnitude
M5.8
Depth
12.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-11 21:11:24 UTC
Local time
—
Country
China
City
xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།
Source
emsc
Coordinates
28.96950, 87.56650
Temperature
0.9°C

Map

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 12 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 12 km
Shallow
12 km
12 km — shallower than the regional average (20.3 km)
Regional average: 20.3 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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Xigazê131.7 kmE80'000
Gangtok209.6 kmSE100'286
Kathmandu261.1 kmSW1'442'271

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 hours1
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours3
Strongest subsequent eventM4.6
M3.72025-05-11 21:36:02 UTC58.0 kmWESTERN XIZANG M3.62025-05-14 04:14:31 UTC44.8 kmWESTERN XIZANG M3.82025-05-14 12:26:01 UTC138.5 kmNEPAL M3.82025-05-18 07:44:15 UTC81.1 kmWESTERN XIZANG M3.72025-05-18 11:37:09 UTC52.9 kmWESTERN XIZANG M4.32025-05-19 12:00:09 UTC68.2 kmWESTERN XIZANG M4.22025-05-19 12:00:11 UTC94.5 kmXizang M4.42025-05-23 03:57:24 UTC72.1 km132 km N of Lobuche, Nepal M4.62025-05-23 03:57:24 UTC70.7 kmXizang M4.22025-05-23 03:57:27 UTC55.0 kmWESTERN XIZANG M3.42025-05-26 19:29:06 UTC76.2 kmWESTERN XIZANG M3.62025-05-30 05:23:32 UTC84.9 kmWESTERN XIZANG

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#3
Earlier events M≥4102
Earlier events M≥516
Compared since2025-01-07

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M7.52025-01-07 01:05:17 UTC41.9 kmQulho M7.12025-01-07 01:05:16 UTC44.6 km2025 Southern Tibetan Plateau Earthquake M5.72025-05-11 21:11:23 UTC10.9 km124 km W of Rikaze, China M5.62025-05-11 21:11:23 UTC7.0 kmXizang M5.52025-03-08 08:50:18 UTC43.6 km

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